China news digest

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Temperatures shut Harbin Ice and Snow World early

Multiple wintry tourism spots in north-eastern China have closed one to two weeks earlier than usual due to rising temperatures

First carbon trading regulations released

There will be much stricter sanctions for companies that understate their emissions, according to the new regulations

New Year travellers brace for extreme weather

As travellers head home to celebrate Chinese New Year, snow and rain will blanket large parts of the nation

Voluntary carbon market relaunched

China’s voluntary carbon market, known as the China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) scheme, relaunched on Monday 22 January

Oil giants compete to charge EVs

Sinopec, China’s largest seller of refined oil, is expanding its business into electric vehicle (EV) charging

Carbon trading regulations approved

A framework of regulations for standardising China’s emissions trading systems has been approved by the State Council

China’s first ‘transition finance’ taxonomy launches

Shanghai began trialling China’s first transition finance taxonomy on 1 January, its local financial supervisor has announced

New air pollution control plan released

China has published its third air pollution control plan, aiming to further cut airborne pollutants and transition toward clean industry

‘Biodegradable’ plastic bags failing in Beijing

Beijing’s market regulator has assessed 29 types of “biodegradable“ plastic bag and found that 19 (or 65.5%) fail to meet standards

Product carbon footprint system boosted

China will speed up the creation of a system for calculating and displaying the carbon footprint of products, its top economic planner has announced