The national carbon emissions trading market officially launched, with a turnover of over 210 million yuan on the first day-Current Affairs News-Zhejiang Online

Yesterday (16th) morning, the national carbon emissions trading market was officially launched, and the trading center was located in Shanghai. The trading volume on the first day was 4,104,400 tons, with a turnover of more than 210 million yuan and an average transaction price of 51.23 yuan/ton. PetroChina, Sinopec, Huaneng Group, Huadian Group, Shenergy Group and other companies participated in the first day of transactions in the national carbon market.

Carbon emission rights trading is to buy and sell carbon dioxide emission rights as commodities, and to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through market behaviors to promote green and low-carbon development. With the official entry into force of the “Kyoto Protocol,” the commodity attributes of carbon emission rights were formally established in 2005. At present, the European Union, the United States, New Zealand, South Korea and other places have established national or regional carbon emission trading markets. my country has also started pilot projects in 7 provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Hubei since 2011.

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission: central enterprises participate in carbon market transactions to promote green transformation

At the press conference of the State Council Information Office yesterday (16th), the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission stated that the participation of central enterprises in carbon market transactions will mainly promote the establishment of low-carbon development institutions. At the same time, it will further promote the green transformation of central enterprises in terms of further promoting the optimization of energy structure, efficient and intensive use of energy resources, and the application of green and low-carbon technologies.

Peng Huagang, Secretary-General of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: At present, some central enterprises have established professional carbon asset management institutions, have carried out carbon emission statistical accounting, inventory and other work, and are actively participating in carbon emissions trading. Central enterprises in key industries such as energy and steel have also invested in carbon trading institutions in Beijing, Shanghai, Hubei and other places. In the whole process, the central enterprises are very active from the establishment of rules, the establishment of the market, to participation in carbon trading.

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission stated that promoting the green transformation of central enterprises will further promote the optimization of the energy structure. Guide central enterprises to strictly control the consumption of fossil energy, actively develop non-fossil energy, develop hydropower according to local conditions, accelerate the development of wind power and photovoltaic power generation, and actively and orderly develop nuclear power. Steadily promote the efficient and intensive use of energy resources, promote central enterprises to continuously strengthen the “dual control” of total energy consumption and intensity, and strengthen energy-saving management and target responsibility assessment.