Results of the February 14, 2024 Québec and California Carbon Markets Auction
QUÉBEC, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The results of the 38th greenhouse gas (GHG) emission units auction held jointly with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on February 14 were released today.
During the sale, 51,216,056 current vintage emission units, including 40,048 consigned emission units, were sold for $56.61 CA ($41.76 US), and 7,211,000 2027 vintage emission units went for $55.58 CA ($41.00 US). For Québec, the sale generated gross revenues of 418 million Canadian dollars that will be deposited into the Electrification and Climate Change Fund, which finances the measures of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy, and 2.2 million Canadian dollars in revenue, under the emission unit consignment mechanism. These reserved amounts for eligible emitters will be used primarily to finance GHG emission reduction projects.
Quick facts:
To date, the carbon market has generated more than $8.8 billion in revenue for Québec, all of which is used to support Québec businesses, municipalities, institutions and citizens in their transition to a lower-carbon world.
The next auction will take place on May 15, 2024. An official notice will be posted on the Ministry's website 60 days prior to the auction, as required by regulation. The registration period will open on the same day.
Québec has adopted a GHG emissions reduction target of 37.5% below 1990 levels by 2030. As announced in the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy, the government intends to make a longer-term commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
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