Guangdong carbon market closes lower

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GUANGZHOU, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Carbon emissions allowances closed at 37 yuan (about 5.15 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Friday, 3.29 percent down from Thursday at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China.

A total of 280,811 tonnes of allowances were transacted on Friday with a turnover of about 10,390,499 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 nearly 229.4 million tonnes of GDEA, with a total turnover of about 6.647 billion yuan. Enditem

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