CN Markets: China ETS lull continues as traders await regulations, more permits
China’s carbon price shed another 6% this week, while trading volumes fell to barely a trickle as demand remained low amid a lack of regulatory and administrative developments.
Read MoreHKEX deepens carbon ties with Guangzhou Futures Exchange
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and the Guangdong Futures Exchange (GFEX) are teaming up to explore the possibilities of a strategic partnership around products related to China’s carbon emissions targets.
Read MoreCN Markets: CEAs drop to lowest levels yet, as traders see more downside ahead
Chinese Carbon Emissions Allowances (CEAs) this week fell to their lowest level since the market launched, with traders expecting further drops in the weeks ahead amid a lack of demand.
Read MoreChina’s Shenyang to launch ETS in September
The municipal government in China’s northeastern city of Shenyang expects to launch trading in its local emissions trading scheme next month, but with compliance obligations from the beginning of 2020, it said Wednesday.
Read MoreChina coal capacity growth collapses, but provinces keep pushing -report
Approvals for new coal power facilities in China fell 78.8% year-on-year in H1, an NGO report published on Wednesday found, but provincial governments continue to seek funding for new plants.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Flush with ambition, China will need time to deliver on green hydrogen
Zhangjiakou, the northern Chinese city that will co-host next year’s Winter Olympics, is busy putting in place the nation’s largest green hydrogen capacity, though experts predict China’s push to develop the fuel will take years to make an impact.
Read MoreCN Markets: China ETS at standstill as market waits for access, CCER news
Allowances in China’s national emissions trading scheme fell 9% over the week, with traders waiting for access for all market participants and clarification from the government on when the offset programme will be back up and running.
Read MoreCN Markets: CEAs stable, but activity in China’s ETS grinds to a halt as registry issue lingers
Chinese Carbon Emissions Allowances (CEAs) inched up this week, but trading volume fell to near zero as the vast majority of market participants still have no access to their accounts.
Read MoreBeijing issues tenders for building national offset trading system
The Beijing environment exchange has launched tenders for the construction of a registry and trading system for the national offset market, bringing the restart of the Chinese Certified Emissions Reduction (CCER) programme a step closer, though the exact launch date remains unclear.
Read MoreCN Markets: CEA liquidity dries up, as speculators lend support to offset prices
Chinese Carbon Emissions Allowance (CEA) units closed a notch higher on Thursday compared to a week earlier although trading volumes fell by more than 80% over the week as access to the registry remains open to only a dozen or so entities.
Read More