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March 27, 2023
New Zealand's carbon allowance unit prices plunge to 18-month low
Prices of New Zealand Units, or NZUs, the country's emission trading carbon allowance unit, dropped to 18-month lows March 24 after a short-lived jump from a failed auction on March 15.
February 21, 2023
Oil-rich Guyana eyes carbon offset as lucrative revenue stream
Guyana, which has pioneered offshore oil exploration, is leveraging its inland forests to access carbon markets, a business that the government sees as more profitable than mining or agriculture, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said.
January 04, 2023
Germany earns record 13 billion euros from carbon pricing
Europe’s carbon market and national scheme for heating and transport brought Germany a record 13.2 billion euros in 2022, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said on Tuesday.
December 26, 2022
China’s ETS trading volume crosses 10 billion yuan mark
China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS), the world’s largest carbon market covering a seventh of emissions globally, hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) in total transactions on Thursday.
December 16, 2022
New Zealand’s new carbon price settings lag behind climate body recommendations
The New Zealand government raised the country's 2023 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) carbon allowance price and volume settings on December 15 to levels significantly below those advised by its national climate body.
November 28, 2022
Hong Kong’s new carbon marketplace completes 40 trades
The Hong Kong stock exchange has carried out the first batch of carbon credit trades on its new voluntary carbon market in the first four weeks since launch, joining a handful of Asian exchanges in tapping opportunities resulting from governments’ push to
November 16, 2022
Australian carbon trading volumes jump 50% as corporates place bets ahead of review
Australia’s carbon trading market has been booming over the past week with traded volumes leaping more than 50%, as big corporates race to secure offsets ahead of Labor’s pending industrial emissions reforms.
October 31, 2022
Japan should raise minimum carbon price to $30/tonCO2 to accelerate renewables deployment
According to a new report from Carbon Tracker, ‘Put a Price on It,’ Japan must replace the current carbon price of $2.6/tonCO2 with a minimum price of at least $30/tonCO2 to prevent gas to coal switching and accelerate energy transition.
October 21, 2022
Washington state will earn more revenue from carbon auctions than predicted
Washington state’s estimated revenue from a new carbon credit system for the first five years has increased by $1.6bn, because of rising credit values and plans to auction a portion of future allowances.
September 22, 2022
New KARB ETF opens door to global compliance carbon markets
Carbon Fund Advisors Inc has launched the Carbon Strategy ETF (KARB) on the NYSE to provide investors with exposure to carbon markets.
