Guangdong carbon market closes lower

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GUANGZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Carbon emissions allowances closed at 38.26 yuan (about 5.32 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Thursday, 4.94 percent down from Wednesday at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China.

A total of 541 tonnes of allowances were transacted on Thursday with a turnover of about 20,702 yuan.

The allowances, officially known as Guangdong Emissions Allowances (GDEA), are carbon dioxide emissions caps assigned to companies. Firms whose emissions surpass their share must buy extra quotas from authorities or purchase unused quotas on the market from those that cause less pollution.

Since its opening in December 2013, the market has traded more than 229 million tonnes of GDEA, with a total turnover of about 6.64 billion yuan. Enditem

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