SK Market: Monthly KAU auction clears higher again amid intensifying competition

Published 12:37 on May 13, 2026 / Last updated at 12:37 on May 13, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes)

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South Korea’s monthly CO2 allowance auction continued to clear at higher prices in May, as emitters kept up bidding amid tightening supply expectations in the national emissions market.

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Govt issues tender for carbon credit verification agencies in Indian market

Published 06:43 on May 12, 2026 / Last updated at 06:43 on May 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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REC Power Development & Consultancy (RECPDCL), a unit of India’s state‑run power financier REC, has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to empanel agencies for verification and validation under the country’s new carbon credit trading scheme.

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Singapore extends offset rollover for carbon tax-liable firms amid shortage

Published 12:07 on May 11, 2026 / Last updated at 12:07 on May 11, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), International (Paris Article 6/PACM)

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Singapore will again allow companies under its carbon tax to carry over unused international carbon credits (ICCs) into the following year, as a shortage of eligible units under the city-state’s Article 6 framework persists.

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China seeks to include financial institutions in national ETS by year end -official

Published 10:43 on May 11, 2026 / Last updated at 10:43 on May 11, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes)

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China is seeking to bring in the first batch of financial institutions to participate in the national emissions market before the end of the year, according to a high-ranking government official.

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China ETS pilots drove corporate green investment, study finds

Published 21:54 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 21:54 on May 7, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure)

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China’s emissions trading system (ETS) pilots pushed listed companies to raise green investment and shift more spending towards pollution prevention rather than end-of-pipe treatment, a new study has found.

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EU, China, Brazil, hold first meeting of compliance carbon markets coalition

Published 18:05 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 18:11 on May 7, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The first meeting of the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets took place on Thursday, with the EU and Brazil’s top climate officials telling Carbon Pulse the initiative aims to reduce fragmentation among emissions trading systems worldwide and boost the uptake of carbon pricing.

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NZ govt appoints new ETS auction provider

Published 05:10 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 05:10 on May 7, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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The New Zealand government has tapped CBL Markets Australia to run its emissions allowance auctions, it announced on Thursday.

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NZU stockpile edges up as surrender deadline nears

Published 03:44 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 03:44 on May 7, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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Private holdings of New Zealand emissions units inched up in April, ahead of the compliance deadline at the end of this month.

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Environmental plantings gain ground while timber plantations sustain rural economies under ACCU Scheme, report says

Published 08:05 on May 6, 2026 / Last updated at 08:05 on May 6, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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Forestry hubs in New South Wales and Victoria have reported stark contrasts in carbon planting activity, with environmental plantings expanding to around 100,000 hectares nationwide as of Feb. 2025, under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme, compared to 33,000 ha of timber plantations. 

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Speculation mounts over possible closure of large NZ ETS participant

Published 06:46 on May 6, 2026 / Last updated at 06:46 on May 6, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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One of the largest industrial facilities in the New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS) is considering its future in the country, it confirmed to Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.

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