Shaping the Global Arena: Preparing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the post-2012 Period
Title | Shaping the Global Arena: Preparing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the post-2012 Period PDF eBook |
Author | Noriko Fujiwara |
Publisher | CEPS |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Emissions trading |
ISBN | 9290797002 |
Based on an assessment of the EU ETS, this CEPS Task Force Report tests the performance of four different design models (a cap-and-trade system based on free allocation, benchmarks, auctioning and a credit-and-baseline system) against 10 criteria under three headings: environmental effectiveness, economic efficiency and the contribution of the ETS to achieving long-term climate change policy objectives. Based on this assessment, the report makes a number of recommendations in the area of allocation, creation of investment incentives and the merits of including new sectors and new gases. The report also addresses the particular challenge of completing the EU ETS review before a global post-2012 agreement can be reached, i.e. the EU ETS will be reviewed against an unknown global context.
The Revision of the EU's Emission Trading System
Title | The Revision of the EU's Emission Trading System PDF eBook |
Author | U K Stationery Office |
Publisher | The Stationery Office |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2008-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780104014080 |
Both the UK and the EU have pinned much of their climate change policy on the effective opeation of the EU emissions trading system (ETS). Now in its second year the scheme has yet to demonstate that it can deliver the substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions that will form the yardstick of its success. This report examines the proposed revisions to the ETS, which would take effect in the scheme's third trading period, scheduled to last from 2013 to 2020. It is ultimately felt that if the ETS is to live up to its full potential, the aim must be to link it up with emissions trading schemes in other parts of the world so as to make the most of emission reduction opportunities in additional countries and sectors. However, the establishment of such links could prove arduous. It is anticipated that the EU may eventually face stark trade-offs between maintaining the environmental integrity of the ETS and extending its reach.
Towards an Emissions Trading System in Mexico: Rationale, Design and Connections with the Global Climate Agenda
Title | Towards an Emissions Trading System in Mexico: Rationale, Design and Connections with the Global Climate Agenda PDF eBook |
Author | Simone Lucatello |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2021-12-16 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 3030827593 |
This Open Access book provides detailed information about the incoming Mexican Emissions Trading System, including an analysis on why the system was implemented, how the system was designed, how it operates, how it could work, and how it could be strengthened by 2023 when it will be formally launched. This document is aimed at those who want to understand how an ETS can operate in an emerging economy. Although it has been written for experts and non-experts, this book does not provide the underlying theory of market-based instruments and emissions trading systems in general. The book can be read from start to finish, but can also be used as a reference for specific components of regional ETSs. The book draws upon a meticulous study of background documents and fieldwork from different authors to tell the story of how a Mexican ETS, the first of its kind in Latin America, can be set in the country. The emissions trading system cover many greenhouse gas emissions and has been hailed as one of the cornerstones of the Mexican climate policy. The book also examines and explains how the ETS is designed and implemented.
The Corporate Greenhouse
Title | The Corporate Greenhouse PDF eBook |
Author | Doctor Yda Schreuder |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2009-07-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1848134274 |
As negotiations proceed for the post-Kyoto climate change regime, major obstacles stand in the path to their successful completion. The Corporate Greenhouse addresses the political economy of the climate change debate, questioning the disconnect between the current negotiation framework, based around the nation-state, and the neoliberal policies driving the world economy, organized around transnational corporations. Given the rapidly growing economic power and expanding carbon footprint of China, India and other developing economies, the debate on 'who is to blame, and who is to pay' can no longer be ignored. Carefully researched and sourced from original work and case studies, The Corporate Greenhouse explores the geopolitical division between North and South; questions the sustainability of capitalism in the current global economic environment; examines the impact of TNCs on worldwide CO2 emissions; and discusses the expected outcome of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on corporate investment strategies. This timely book argues that treaties that fail to account properly for the activities of TNCs will preclude effective, equitable solutions to the urgent issue of global climate change.
Linking the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to JI, CDM and Post-2012 International Offsets - A Legal Analysis and Critique of the EU ETS and the Proposals for Its Third Trading Period
Title | Linking the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to JI, CDM and Post-2012 International Offsets - A Legal Analysis and Critique of the EU ETS and the Proposals for Its Third Trading Period PDF eBook |
Author | Joelle de Sepibus |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | |
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The so-called 'Linking'-Directive adopted in 2004 does not impose any limit on the import of JI and CDM credits under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), but requires from the Member States to set, in accordance with their 'supplementarity' obligations under the Marrakesh Accords, the maximal amount of Kyoto 'units' each covered installation is entitled to use for compliance under the scheme. Fearing a second price collapse of the European Union Allowance, the Commission decided, however, in 2006 to impose strict limits on the use of JI and CDM credits during the second trading period. This paper examines the legal basis of the Commission's decision and explores further the international and European legal framework within which the current debate on the use of JI and CDM credits and post-2012 international offsets takes place. It analyses in particular the recent proposal of the Commission on the third trading period of the EU ETS and the related report of rapporteur Doyle of the European Parliament and discusses the necessity to introduce quantitative and qualitative restrictions on the use of international offsets within the EU ETS against the backdrop of the international negotiations on a new global deal on climate change.
Shaping the future we want
Title | Shaping the future we want PDF eBook |
Author | Buckler, Carolee |
Publisher | UNESCO |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2014-11-10 |
Genre | Environmental education |
ISBN | 9231000535 |
Moving Ahead with REDD: Issues, Options and Implications
Title | Moving Ahead with REDD: Issues, Options and Implications PDF eBook |
Author | Arild Angelsen |
Publisher | CIFOR |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Climatic changes |
ISBN | 9791412766 |