On December 24, Guoyuan, Caida, China Merchants, Guosen, Industrial Securities, China Great Wall, and GF SEC issued a joint announcement stating that they received a letter from the CSRC confirming that their proprietary business can participate in carbon emission rights trading in legal trading venues within the country. Including previously authorized brokerages, there are currently 15 brokerages in the industry whose proprietary businesses can participate in carbon emission rights trading. An individual familiar with the carbon market from an asset management institution indicated that the expansion of business qualifications for brokerages has positive significance for the development of the carbon market, carbon pricing mechanisms, and promoting the low-carbon transformation of the real economy. He also mentioned that currently, brokerages' enthusiasm for participating in carbon asset repurchase transactions, carbon pledge businesses, and over-the-counter swap and other carbon-related financial businesses is continuously increasing. (Securities Times)