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EU carbon prices dropped below €15 for the first time in almost two weeks on Tuesday as a weak auction result suggested the market could struggle to absorb the wave of heightened volume ahead.

Australia’s Paris Agreement commitment is “grossly inadequate” and the target would have to be dramatically ramped up for the coal-reliant nation to do its fair share to keep climate change under control, a report found Tuesday.

A new provision from California regulator ARB to provide Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits for two types of fuelling infrastructure for zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) may raise concerns about the programme’s commitment to technology neutrality and environmental integrity, according to stakeholders at the agency’s public workshop on Monday.

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EU carbon prices lost ground for a second day on Monday, sinking to a one-week low as traders grew preoccupied by coming weeks of high auction supply and a looming option expiry date.

China’s environmental regulators on Monday started a one-year long campaign to ensure the enforcement of anti-emission measures across the nation’s most polluted cities as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on coal, according to an official statement.

South Korea’s June 1 CO2 permit auction sold 85% of the allowances on offer, settling at a 2% discount to the secondary market, according to a government official on Monday.

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California carbon prices dropped sharply on Friday after Ontario’s general election returned a majority for the Progressive Conservatives, who have pledged to end the province’s participation in the WCI cap-and-trade system.

EU carbon prices slipped beneath €16 on Friday, with prices shedding almost two-thirds of the gains built up during this week's run to the seven-year high.

EU ETS carbon allowances need to reach €28 to incentivise utilities to switch from burning coal to cleaner gas on a large scale and in turn generate substantial emission reductions, an analyst said Friday.

The number of projects that have been deregistered from the CDM has doubled, according to UNFCCC data.

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

New offset issuances in Australia this week fell to 102,300 as most eyes were focused on the seventh ERF auction, which closed Thursday.

Australian airline Qantas and carbon project developer GreenCollar Group have partnered up to generate and market credits from projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions and help the threatened Great Barrier Reef.

South Korean CO2 permits lost another 2.25% on Friday to hit their lowest levels since January even as volumes remained far above average levels as emitters race to meet the June 30 compliance deadline.

Over 300,000 local forest carbon offsets were sold in an auction on the China Emissions Exchange in Guangzhou Thursday at 37% above the price floor, but marginally below the daily secondary-market closing price for allowances.