CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Oct. 18, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Green growth chief sees “real potential” for step up in Paris pledges
Several big-emitting Asian nations are considering stepping up their low-ball Paris emission pledges as they discover viable alternatives to coal and a limited role for emissions trade under Article 6, according to the operational head of intergovernmental body GGGI.
Read MoreGuangdong issues 200,000 carbon credits as offset market is revived
The Guangdong provincial government has issued some 200,000 carbon credits, in a sign that its offset market is gradually returning to life after a 10-month hiatus due to restructuring of market regulations.
Read MoreChina carbon futures exchange set to get final nod before year-end
Guangdong province has begun consultation on its planned futures exchange, which will focus on CO2 permits initially, and expects to get central government approval before the end of the year, a senior provincial official said, according to local media.
Read MoreCDM hits dual milestones ahead of UN carbon offset scheme’s potential conclusion
The UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) passed two noteworthy milestones this month, as countries prepare to determine whether to wind up the project-based carbon finance programme.
Read MoreEU nations scrambling to halt rising illegal trade in super-pollutants
The EU is battling to curb surging illegal imports in potent Chinese-made F-gases, with smugglers set to bring in products this year with more global warming impact than the greenhouse gas emissions of a mid-sized European country.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Oct. 11, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.
Read MoreTax CO2 from largest emitters $75/t by 2030 to avoid 2C temperature rise, says IMF
A global temperature rise of 2 degrees C could be avoided if large emitting countries collectively adopt a carbon tax of $75/tonne by 2030, as well as other ambitious actions, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
Read MoreICAO moves toward long-term GHG goal, CORSIA launch despite opposition from 25 nations
ICAO’s Assembly on Friday backed the progression of work on setting a long-term emissions target for aviation and to advance the UN body’s CORSIA global offsetting mechanism towards operationalisation, though a fifth of the countries in attendance voted against the two resolutions in a surprise secret ballot.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – UK climate minister Duncan to deliver keynote speech
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