Allowance Allocation

11/26/2020

The method by which allowances are allocated therefore important implications for both the efficiency and the distributional impacts of climate policy.
National GHG Emissions Reduction Goals and Assessment

11/26/2020

China announced that the country would aim to reach peak emissions before 2030, which would be followed by a long-term target to become carbon neutral by 2060.
Trading, Compliance and Market Monitoring

11/11/2020

Credible information on emissions is the fundamental underlying basis for an emissions trading scheme. It is therefore important that emissions are accurately and consistently monitored (M), reported to regulators (R), and verified (V). Establishing a legal MRV framework is essential to track compliance guarantees.
Low-carbon and Zero Carbon Emission Demonstration Pilots

11/11/2020

By the end of 2014, the 7 carbon emissions trading pilot provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Shenzhen and Hubei issued local carbon emissions trading management measures.
Policy and Principles of Emissions Trading Scheme

09/20/2020

Emissions trading has been considered a possible tool for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions since the early 90s and became part of the Kyoto Protocol agreement. There are a great number of initiatives that aim at instituting emissions trading for greenhouse gas sources, at various levels: national, local and corporate.
Carbon Sink, Carbon Neutrality, GSP, and Carbon Footprint

09/20/2020

The carbon Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is an incentive mechanism for citizens to value their energy conservation and carbon reduction. Carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions.

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