# China’s national carbon market tops 1 billion tonnes in cumulative trading

https://mins.news/en/item/108949

- China News Service, 2026-10-21 05:58 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-10-21/detail-ihfmiwhm0738012.shtml

> Li Gao, vice minister of ecology and environment, said Wednesday that cumulative trading in China’s national carbon emissions market has exceeded 1 billion metric tons. More than five years after trading began, the market has become the world’s largest and covers about 8.3 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions, over 65% of China’s total.

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