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According to the “Notice of Emissions Data Collection for the year of 2016 and 2017, and Monitoring Plan Submission (发改办气候〔2017〕1989号)” published last December, the following regions have published their list of key emitters, referring to entities who emitted 260 thousand tons CO2e per year in one of the periods from

27 March 2018 – China recently announced that the Climate Change Office will be moved away from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to a newly created Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE). Xie Zhenhua, China’s special representative on climate issues, stated on the Green Carbon Development Summit on

May 24, 2018 – According to IETA’s annual GHG Market Sentiment survey, 71% of respondents think that the reputation of emission trading could be impacted if the Chinese ETS is not seen as a success by the international community. The survey, which was carried out by PwC with over 100

15 March 2018. Beijing, PR China – Delegates from the Chinese National People’s Congress asked the government to speed up the implementation of the national emissions trading scheme. They furthermore proposed to merge it with the planned energy consumption trading system in order to reduce administrative costs for companies that

14 March 2018 – The Chinese Government announced that the topics of climate change and emission reduction, which are currently with the NDRC, will be moved to the newly created Ecological Environment Ministry. The new ministry will be based on the Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP), but has been strengthened

9 March 2018 – Shanghai DRC issued a notification requesting all enterprises covered by the Shanghai pilot ETS to submit their emissions reports for the year of 2017 before 31st of March. The list of enterprises equals the 2016 version. http://www.shdrc.gov.cn/xxgk/cxxxgk/33294.htm

First offset issuance of 2018 completed in Guangdong May 8, 2018 – The government of Guangdong province has issued 61.000 carbon credits this week, the first ones issued since July of last year. The PHCERs were issued to two forestry projects and will be auctioned by the China Emission Exchange

24 February 2018 – Hainan Province People’s Government published the 13th Five Year Plan on GHG emissions control. It targeted to decrease CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 12% compared to 2015 levels and to peak emissions before 2030. The plan also emphasizes preparation work for the participation in

11 February 2018 – The CBEEX published its annual market report for the Beijing pilot ETS. According to the report, 7.53 million tons of allowances have been traded in 2017 with a value of CNY 0.236 billion. Among it, 2.47 million tons were traded at the exchange with a value