Guangdong carbon market closes higher

GUANGZHOU, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Carbon emissions allowances closed at 39.81 yuan (5.66 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Tuesday, 0.88 percent up from last transaction day at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange.

A total of 871 tonnes of allowances were transacted on Tuesday with a turnover of 34,128.81 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 232.850 million tonnes of GDEA, with a total turnover of 6.773 billion yuan. Enditem