AU Market: ACCU prices soften as compliance deadline hits, method uncertainty looms
Australian carbon prices weakened at the end of last week as Safeguard entities wrapped up their compliance buying even as the market awaits the finalisation of key methods and future policies.
Read MorePREVIEW: Japan’s GX-ETS set to enter mandatory phase
Japan’s GX-ETS, a pillar of the country’s ‘growth-oriented’ carbon pricing framework, is set to enter its mandatory phase this week.
Read MoreCN Markets: CEAs marginally down amid policy absence, CCER programme sees first blue carbon project registered
China’s emission permit price moved in a narrow range over the past week in the absence of market-moving policy updates, while the country’s national voluntary scheme saw the registration of the first blue carbon project since the programme’s relaunch.
Read MoreCarbon taxes can curb emissions but squeeze profits in complementary goods supply chains, study finds
Carbon tax policies can effectively drive emissions reductions across supply chains, but may simultaneously erode profitability and weaken incentives for deeper decarbonisation in markets dominated by complementary products, according to new academic research.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Taiwan gears up for planned ETS, but exact market design needs further discussion
Adoption of an emissions trading system is considered a crucial aspect of Taiwan’s climate policy agenda, but the exact market design requires more deliberation about policy linkage and liquidity, a webinar heard this week.
Read MoreCarbon pricing effectiveness hinges on policy mix design, study finds
Carbon pricing schemes deliver significant emissions reductions, but their effectiveness can be more than doubled when combined with well-aligned climate policies, according to a new study.
Read MoreCF Asia: Compliance markets risk sidelining high-cost carbon projects, developers say
Compliance markets potentially risk sidelining higher-tech and more expensive mitigation activities, developers warned, arguing that lower-cost supply could divert investment from complex, capital-intensive projects.
Read MoreCF Asia: Safeguard ACCU demand will total 239 mln credits over the next decade, forecast says
Entities covered under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism will need some 239 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) between now and 2035, according to a forecast presented Tuesday.
Read MoreCF Asia: INTERVIEW – NZU prices won’t recover until uncapped forestry dealt with, former minister says
Prices in New Zealand’s ETS will continue to come under pressure from forestry-issued units absent any changes, the country’s former climate minister told Carbon Pulse on Tuesday – despite legislative tweaks to restrict farm-to-forest conversions last year.
Read MoreCF Asia: GX-ETS covered companies biding time before purchasing credits
Facilities covered by Japan’s GX-ETS are awaiting market rule finalisation and are unlikely to make credit purchases this year, according to an expert.
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