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EU allowance prices could reach €46 by 2020 - analyst
13 November 2013Carbon allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could reach €46 ($62) by 2020, says a leading carbon market analyst.
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EU ETS backloading saga nears conclusion as states agree to start 'trialogue'
08 November 2013EU member states today gave the go-ahead to begin talks with the Parliament and Commission on a short-term fix to boost prices in the region's emissions trading system (ETS).
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ICAO agrees aviation emissions plan for 2020 but 'handicaps EU efforts'
07 October 2013The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to introduce a global market-based mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2020, but has been slammed for restricting regional efforts to do the same.
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China to introduce carbon tax alongside emissions trading - IETA
24 September 2013Chinese industry is likely to face a carbon tax as well as a national emissions trading system (ETS) from 2016, according to the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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Think-tank names Henry Derwent new CEO
12 September 2013Henry Derwent, formerly president of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), has been appointed CEO of a climate research network, Environmental Finance has learned.
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EU carbon surges after stronger-than-expected fix in Parliament
03 July 2013EU carbon prices climbed almost 50% today after the European Parliament backed a plan to give the ailing market a short-term boost, and unexpectedly rejected most amendments that would have weakened the proposal.
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China kicks off carbon trading pilot
18 June 2013China's first carbon trading programme has been welcomed by industry experts as a key step on the road to a national carbon market. Graham Cooper reports
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Uncertainty over EU ETS backloading 'deal'
13 June 2013European carbon market observers are questioning the strength of a compromise text to delay the sale of millions of emissions allowances, not even 24 hours after the deal was reached.