NEWS / TOPIC
China news
News on China's carbon markets: the national ETS and its expansion to new sectors, CCER offsets and regional pilots. Every story links to the original publisher. How this feed works
6 headlines
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Most “zombie credits” locked out of new UN carbon market after China and India snub (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
The energy giant exited the failed projects after Verra asked for redress, but a legal expert says Shell should be held responsible
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
How Shell greenwashed gas with sham Chinese carbon credits (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
Exclusive: Shell used rice-farming offsets for "carbon neutral" LNG campaign - but farmers and local authorities said no project activities took place
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Verra axing of Shell’s rice-farming carbon credits in China fuels integrity fears (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
The carbon market standard found "serious" quality issues with the projects, prompting questions about their initial approval
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Revealed: How Shell cashed in on dubious carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
Shell's rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims.
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Chinese companies seek global carbon market for green hydrogen (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
A project that supplied green hydrogen for buses at the Winter Olympics could be the first of its kind to sell carbon credits through the Clean Development Mechanism