President Xi holds firm on China’s pollution fight, backs away from climate leadership role
Chinese President Xi Jinping this weekend reiterated plans to step up his country’s fight against pollution, but softened language on the role China wants to play in international climate politics.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending May. 18, 2018
Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.
Read MoreChina coal consumption soars amid manufacturing boom
Coal-fired power generation in China rose 7.3% year-on-year in April, outpacing overall power output amid an ongoing manufacturing boom and threatening to derail efforts to curb carbon emissions.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending May. 11, 2018
Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.
Read MoreCN Markets: Guangdong offsets sell at premium in small auction
Over 60,000 forest carbon credits issued by the Guangdong provincial government have sold at a 10% premium to allowances in China’s biggest emissions market, the local exchange said.
Read MoreChina spends CDM cash to help ease natural gas shortage
China’s CDM Fund has approved a 65 million yuan ($10 mln) loan to a Shanghai-based natural gas project in a bid to ramp up fuel supply seen as crucial to help bring down coal consumption and cut CO2 emissions.
Read MoreCN Markets: National ETS delay dampens trade in China’s pilot markets
Traded volumes in China’s eight pilot emissions trading schemes fell by two-thirds in April compared to the same month last year, as the delay of the national ETS has seen many traders exit.
Read MoreGuangdong completes first offset issuance of 2018
The Guangdong provincial government this week awarded some 61,000 carbon credits in its first issuance since last July, as China’s national offset programme remains sidelined.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending May 4, 2018
Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Apr. 27, 2018
Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.
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