20 March 2017 – In recent years, climate protection and the transition to a low-carbon economy have become core objectives of the Chinese government. China pledged its mitigation targets internationally, namely the commitment to peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and to reduce its carbon intensity by 60 to 65%. Implementing
15 November 2016 – With the approaching launch of the national emissions trading scheme (ETS), the project “Capacity Building for the Establishment of Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) in China” invited experts and industry representatives from petrochemical and chemical companies from Europe and China to participate in two two-day workshops in
In March 2016 the Worldbank’s Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) and the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) jointly published a guidebook on emissions trading titled “Emissions Trading in Practice: Handbook on Design and Implementation”. To make this practical handbook available to the broader Chinese public, the Sino-German project “Capacity Building
11 October 2016 – In order to provide policy recommendations and to support key institutions and actors of the national Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in China in their efforts to find the most suitable carbon market design for the upcoming national ETS, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and
On July 26, 2016, the “Role of ETS in Supporting NDC Implementation” event took place in Beijing, which is part of the China Low Carbon Leadership Network (LCLN), an event series jointly organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and China Carbon Forum (CCF). The panel included distinguished
5 August 2016 – The GIZ and the Shanghai Information Center (SHIC) hosted the final workshop on “Verification in the Civil Aviation Sector for the National ETS” in Beijing. Aviation is amongst the eight sectors to be included within China’s national carbon market. As a fast-growing industry and considerable contributor
