CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 15, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.
Read MoreChina beats ‘clean’ coal target as fossil fuels remain key part of energy, climate policy
China has reached 700 GW worth of so-called ‘clean’ coal capacity, state media reported, easily beating the country’s five-year plan target of 580 GW by 2020.
Read MoreChina ETS emissions accounting improves, study finds
Chinese companies covered by regional pilot emissions trading schemes submit more correct CO2 data over time, a study has found, adding some hope that the national cap-and-trade programme can operate with credible data.
Read MoreDormant China CDM project gets welcome voluntary market boost
An international commodity trading company this week cancelled 100,000 CERs from a project owned by a subsidiary of China’s state-owned power giant Huaneng, making it the latest Chinese CDM project to get some drops of comfort from the voluntary market.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 1, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Jan. 25, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week.
Read MoreData call shows China sticking to plans to include eight industries in ETS
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Friday ordered emitters in eight major industries to report their 2018 carbon emissions in preparation for the national emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreChina air pollution permit trade worth $2.8 bln but national launch far off
China’s air pollution permit trade across almost 30 pilot schemes has hit an aggregate value of 19 billion yuan ($2.8 billion), but most of the markets face substantial challenges and a nationwide programme is not on the horizon, according to the country’s finance ministry.
Read MoreChina is world’s biggest funder of coal plants abroad -report
China’s public banks and corporations have become world leaders in funding coal-fired power plants, providing financing for over a quarter of the world’s new facilities while domestic limits often prevent such investments at home, a report has found.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Davos and the salad sauce of sustainable supply chains
Something is happening in the “Zero-Deforestation Supply Chain Movement,” which is a key component of the global effort to end climate change, and this week’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) could provide the impetus for moving beyond lateral drift into fervent activity.
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