China’s Sichuan to start offset trade in November

Published 10:42 on October 24, 2016  /  Last updated at 22:15 on October 24, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The Sichuan United Environment Exchange, one of two Chinese non-pilot emission bourses that have won government approval to host carbon trading, will launch offset trading next month, an exchange official said.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Oct. 21, 2016

Published 14:27 on October 21, 2016  /  Last updated at 14:31 on October 21, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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

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China SOEs building carbon trading teams as cap-and-trade programme looms

Published 13:34 on October 21, 2016  /  Last updated at 13:52 on October 21, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A number of China’s biggest state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are setting up specialised emissions trading teams to deal with next year’s launch of a national carbon market, with some companies – such as Chinalco, the world’s second biggest aluminium producer – expecting to face a shortfall of CO2 permits.

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Clean tech firm to buy stake in Hubei carbon exchange

Published 08:20 on October 21, 2016  /  Last updated at 12:38 on October 21, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A Shenzhen-listed clean tech firm has agreed to buy a 55-million yuan ($8.14 million) stake in the China Emissions Exchange in Hubei, although the deal is subject to government approval.

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Second Chinese province launches major forest carbon credit programme

Published 05:54 on October 21, 2016  /  Last updated at 12:39 on October 21, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s Jilin province will roll out a 6-million hectare carbon credit forestry programme that it expects will net local industry some 800 million yuan ($118 million) a year from offset sales by 2020.

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China’s renewables industry forced to target market mechs as govt plans subsidy cuts

Published 18:05 on October 19, 2016  /  Last updated at 18:05 on October 19, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Renewable energy producers in China are renewing their hopes in market mechanisms such as carbon offset trading after news emerged this week that the government plans to slash subsidies for wind and solar generators.

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China foresters to harvest ETS offsets through 2-mln hectare planting push

Published 11:29 on October 17, 2016  /  Last updated at 11:30 on October 17, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Hunan province in central China aims to plant 2 million hectares of new forest by 2020, a move that could see state-owned forestry farms supply millions of offsets to the national emissions trading scheme.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Oct. 14, 2016

Published 15:36 on October 14, 2016  /  Last updated at 15:36 on October 14, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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

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Shanghai to reopen carbon market next month

Published 15:32 on October 14, 2016  /  Last updated at 20:15 on October 14, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Shanghai will reopen its emissions trading market within the next month after it was closed July 1 to launch a second trading phase, which will run through 2018 for some emitters in parallel with the national market.

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Guangdong set to ban more CCERs for compliance use -sources

Published 13:56 on October 13, 2016  /  Last updated at 13:58 on October 13, 2016  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Market regulators in the Guangdong ETS are planning to further slim down offset eligibility this year in a bid to halt the influx of credits putting a downward pressure on allowance prices in China’s biggest pilot carbon market.

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