CN Markets: CEAs break new record again, prices likely above $14 until year end

Published 11:08 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:08 on November 1, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese carbon prices hit record highs again over the past week as the year-end compliance deadline draws near, with analysts expecting prices to stay well above the 100 yuan ($14.04) level throughout the rest of the year.

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Macao opens international carbon exchange

Published 07:45 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:45 on October 31, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Voluntary

Macao this week unveiled a voluntary carbon exchange backed by a leading Chinese private equity firm, which aims to help China link up with international markets.

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Beijing to auction off 1 mln carbon permits under local ETS as compliance deadline draws near

Published 05:39 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:39 on October 31, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The Beijing municipal government will auction one million carbon allowances under its pilot emissions trading scheme in November, with a price floor for the sale to be set later.

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China’s new economic stimulus policy adds uncertainty to emissions outlook

Published 07:36 on October 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:36 on October 29, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

New economic stimulus measures to prop up household consumption could bring greater uncertainty to China’s emissions outlook, even though the country’s annual emissions may fall this year thanks to the massive additions of renewables, analysts said.

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Warming will worsen global economic divide by disrupting forest ecosystems, researchers warn

Published 03:00 on October 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:35 on October 28, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Rising global temperatures are likely to increase inequalities between wealthy and low-income nations by exacerbating disruptions in the carbon and nitrogen cycles of the world’s forests, placing critical ecosystem services and economic assets in jeopardy, a new study has warned.

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China should introduce uniform price auctions to national ETS, say researchers

Published 09:17 on October 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:17 on October 28, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China should introduce a uniform price auctioning mechanism to its national emissions market, with an initial auction share of 3%–10% and predictable reserve prices to balance equity, efficiency, and administrative costs, a research paper has suggested.

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Global wind turbine supply chain linked to illegal Amazon deforestation -investigation

Published 19:11 on October 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:11 on October 25, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, South & Central, US

A global increased push for wind energy has led to a rise in the illegal logging of balsa wood in Ecuador and Peru, resulting in deforestation and violation of Indigenous rights, according to a report published Wednesday by a London-based investigative non-profit.

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BRIEFING: With a year until full implementation, how Europe’s CBAM is driving ETS policy in Vietnam, China, and Taiwan

Published 13:52 on October 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:52 on October 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, CBAM, China, EU ETS, Other APAC

Nearly halfway through its transitional phase, Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has become a major driver of carbon market policy across Asia, attendees at an industry conference in New Delhi heard this week.

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CN Markets: CEAs touch fresh all-time high, liquidity remains stable

Published 12:22 on October 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:22 on October 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Prices in China’s national emissions market hit a fresh all-time high over the past week amid stable trading volumes, buoyed by growing compliance demand. 

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China releases work plan to improve carbon accounting

Published 09:59 on October 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:59 on October 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese regulators have jointly released a work plan to improve the country’s carbon accounting systems, requiring the central and regional governments to report emissions data on an annual basis.

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