Guangdong carbon market closes lower

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GUANGZHOU, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Carbon emissions allowances closed at 78.31 yuan (about 11.65 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Wednesday, 1.51 percent down from Tuesday, at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China.

A total of 4,830 tonnes of allowances were transacted on Wednesday, with a turnover of 378,225.4 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 207.4 million tonnes of GDEA, with a total turnover of over 5.1 billion yuan. Enditem

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