China to include green finance in bank appraisals

Published 08:59 on February 23, 2018  /  Last updated at 16:34 on February 26, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 16, 2018

Published 16:52 on February 16, 2018  /  Last updated at 02:53 on February 22, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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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Data shows cut-price, opaque bilateral deals makes up most of Beijing’s carbon trade

Published 09:40 on February 12, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:48 on February 12, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 9, 2018

Published 13:21 on February 9, 2018  /  Last updated at 13:21 on February 9, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 2, 2018

Published 10:58 on February 2, 2018  /  Last updated at 10:58 on February 2, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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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CN Markets: China pilot market volumes plummet ahead of Lunar New Year break

Published 10:27 on February 1, 2018  /  Last updated at 10:27 on February 1, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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.

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China slashes tariffs on gas imports in supply boost bid

Published 09:50 on January 31, 2018  /  Last updated at 14:31 on February 1, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Jan. 26, 2018

Published 11:51 on January 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 11:51 on January 26, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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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China backs forest carbon projects as poverty alleviation tool

Published 10:40 on January 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 13:35 on January 26, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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.

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Mercedes, Microsoft and KFC: Beijing names 2017 ETS participants but CO2 cap not disclosed

Published 11:13 on January 24, 2018  /  Last updated at 18:51 on January 24, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

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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