CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Nov. 18, 2016

Published 14:49 on November 18, 2016  /  Last updated at 15:50 on November 18, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.

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CN Markets: Shanghai ETS sees record bids as market reopens

Published 12:50 on November 18, 2016  /  Last updated at 20:45 on November 18, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A record 910,000 allowances traded in the Shanghai CO2 market on Friday as it reopened after having been closed since July 1, with prices pegged at 10.72 yuan, exchange data showed.

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IETA appoints first China representative, Korean board member

Published 20:02 on November 15, 2016  /  Last updated at 20:04 on November 23, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Bavardage, China, South Korea

The International Emissions Trade Association (IETA) has appointed its first representative in China and a South Korean board member at its board meeting in Marrakech on Monday, in a move to expand its presence and promote its ties in Asia’s carbon markets.

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Studies for an East Asia carbon market get government blessing

Published 19:52 on November 15, 2016  /  Last updated at 01:00 on November 16, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Japan, South Korea

Senior politicians from China, South Korea and Japan backed a research programme for a common emissions trading market spanning the three nations on Tuesday, but stressed that such a policy was not a near-term possibility.

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Fewer than 1 in 10 permits allocated under China ETS expected to be traded in early years -official

Published 21:24 on November 11, 2016  /  Last updated at 21:27 on November 11, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China expects its national carbon market to attract annual trading volume of up to 500 million tonnes for its first three years, equivalent to less than 10% of the allowances likely to be freely allocated, a senior climate official said Thursday.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Nov 11, 2016

Published 16:40 on November 11, 2016  /  Last updated at 18:49 on November 11, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.

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China issues 2.5 million offset credits, approves 23 new projects

Published 10:45 on November 2, 2016  /  Last updated at 21:46 on November 2, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s NDRC has issued 2.5 million carbon offset credits to 14 projects, with wind power dominating while almost no CDM-related projects were involved as developers increasingly shy away from activities likely to be barred from the national emissions trading scheme.

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China offset restrictions put squeeze on carbon developers

Published 11:02 on October 31, 2016  /  Last updated at 11:02 on October 31, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese carbon project developers, recently recovered from the CDM crisis, are facing fresh headwind amid government moves to restrain offset supply in a bid to avoid price suppression for the already over-supplied domestic market.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Oct. 28, 2016

Published 18:16 on October 28, 2016  /  Last updated at 18:25 on October 28, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.

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China’s carbon price could lack bite for a decade -researcher

Published 03:56 on October 27, 2016  /  Last updated at 14:59 on October 27, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s national emissions trading scheme might be ineffective in reducing coal-fired power demand until 2026 due to extensive hand-outs of free CO2 permits, according to a government-led think-tank.

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