On February 21, Liu Jie, general manager of Shanghai Environment Group Co.Ltd(601200) energy exchange, said that some investment institutions may enter the national carbon market in the second half of this year.
On the same day, at the launching ceremony of the first "sustainable development officer Summit Forum of listed companies and selection of the best award of the year" held by Ernst & young, Liu Jie introduced that under the background of double carbon, the national carbon emission trading market was officially launched on July 16 last year. At present, the operation of the national carbon market is relatively stable, and the price of the quota fluctuates within a reasonable range. By the end of last year, 179 million tons had been traded in the quota market, with a total turnover of 7.6 billion yuan. At present, the total turnover has exceeded 8 billion yuan, and more than half of the key emission enterprises participated in the transaction. In the first phase, 2162 power generation enterprises participated in the quota market, and more than 1500 power generation enterprises participated in the carbon market transaction.
Liu Jie said that in the future, Shanghai Environment Group Co.Ltd(601200) energy exchange, as the operation and management unit of the national carbon market, will continue to ensure the healthy development of market operation, maintain the stability and stability of the market, strive to improve the liquidity and transaction scale of the market, promote the healthier and vigorous development of the national carbon market, and help Shanghai become a carbon pricing center with international influence Carbon financial center and carbon trading market.
"In the second half of this year, some investment institutions may enter the national carbon market, there may also be a market maker mechanism, and the pledge financing business of quotas will be launched. All these are positive signals. While actively promoting the development of the carbon market, Shanghai Environment Group Co.Ltd(601200) energy exchange actively hopes to work with you to build a carbon neutral ecosystem." Liu Jie said.
Mei Dewen, general manager of Beijing Green Exchange and Secretary General of Beijing Green Finance Association, said that at present, the trading scale of China's carbon market is relatively small, the trading price is relatively low, the trading liquidity is lack, and the investment and financing function needs to be improved. This is the current situation of China's carbon market.
Medvedev said that although the current impact of China's carbon market is limited, under the influence of the upcoming launch of a unified global voluntary emission reduction trading market by the United Nations, especially under the background of the launch of carbon tariffs by the European Union, the future trading scale, trading price, trading liquidity and investment and financing functions of China's carbon market, To some extent, it will converge with the international community.
