China carbon market a milestone in global climate effort

By Avery Ellfeldt, E&E News reporter | 07/13/2021 11:23 AM EDT

China is set to launch what will be the world’s largest carbon emissions trading market, a national program meant to […]

Chinese men pull a tricycle in a neighborhood next to a coal-fired power plant in 2015 in Shanxi, China. The nation's new emissions trading system aims to reduce CO2 starting with the power sector. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Francis Chung/E&E News

China is set to launch what will be the world’s largest carbon emissions trading market, a national program meant to create financial incentives for China’s heavy industry to cut climate-warming CO2. Fill out the form to read the full article.

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