The price of carbon emission reductions purchased by individuals through the carbon trading platform is in line with the international carbon trading market industry and is currently 35 yuan per ton.
For the sake of convenience, Beijing Environment Exchange also jointly issued the first "carbon credit card" in China with Industrial Bank. Cardholders can use the remote payment function of the "carbon credit card".
Enable online self-service carbon purchase or telephone purchase, and the carbon purchase amount will be directly transferred to the account of the beneficiary project as compensation for its emission reduction effectiveness.
Although the Chinese government has repeatedly issued policy documents to encourage enterprises and individuals to save energy and reduce emissions, these incentive measures will not become mandatory obligations for individual citizens for a long time to come.
Currently, there are three emission exchanges in my country, including Tianjin Emissions Exchange (a Sino-foreign joint venture), Beijing Environment Exchange and Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange. Currently, only the Beijing Environmental Exchange has launched a personal carbon trading platform.
According to the Beijing Environment Exchange, the exchange often receives calls from individuals interested in voluntary emission reductions to inquire about carbon purchases. The existence of these potential buyers makes the "B2C (company to individual) aspect of carbon trading more attractive. )" business becomes possible.
In addition, the Beijing Environment Exchange and Industrial Bank have established China's first "Personal Green File" system to achieve traceability and query of personal low-carbon transaction records.
The above-mentioned personal participation in carbon trading indicates that it is more of a case significance and is not universal. my country's social economy and citizens' environmental awareness have not yet developed to the point where a large number of individuals will engage in voluntary carbon reduction. The stage of arranging transactions.
With a nationwide credit reporting system yet to be established, it is even more difficult for the “personal green file” system to achieve much, as its formal significance is greater than its substantive significance.