China to include green finance in bank appraisals
China will include green finance track records in its regular appraisal of domestic banks, marking a step towards obligating financial institutions to increase lending to low-carbon projects.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 16, 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 MoreData shows cut-price, opaque bilateral deals makes up most of Beijing’s carbon trade
As much as two-thirds of the volume traded in Beijing’s emissions trading scheme last year went through as bilateral deals, with prices less than half the levels on the local carbon exchange.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 9, 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 Feb. 2, 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: China pilot market volumes plummet ahead of Lunar New Year break
January traded volumes in China’s eight pilot carbon markets fell to less than a quarter of December 2017 levels as activity wound down ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year break.
Read MoreChina slashes tariffs on gas imports in supply boost bid
China has cut tariff levels on imported natural gas in a bid to ease the supply shortage during the seasonal spike in demand, as the government’s push to reduce coal consumption continues to drive up gas prices.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Jan. 26, 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 backs forest carbon projects as poverty alleviation tool
Forest carbon projects would create job opportunities in less-developed regions and could play a part in achieving China’s twin targets of eradicating poverty and building an ecological civilization, according to a new government plan.
Read MoreMercedes, Microsoft and KFC: Beijing names 2017 ETS participants but CO2 cap not disclosed
The Beijing municipal government on Wednesday released the names of 943 companies that will be covered by its emissions trading scheme for the 2017 compliance year, but once again did not reveal how many tonnes of CO2 they collectively will be allowed to emit.
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