Emissions Trading

Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015-2024

In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …

Rising price of carbon would have almost no effect on EU trade, study finds

The EU could increase its carbon price tenfold without any real impact on international exports, academics have found. Researchers from the London School of Economics and the Grantham Research Institute found that increasing the EU carbon price from its current €7/tonne of CO2 to €65 would be equivalent to a …

Implementing greenhouse gas inventory management systems for economic zones in China

China is aggressively pursuing the development of low-carbon economic zones, and while there has been substantial work to define targets and indicators for achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, there is now a need to provide guidance and tools to help the zones transition. GHG inventories for industrial and commercial …

Netherlands hands out 46 million free carbon allowances to industry

The Netherlands has begun distributing this year's quota of free carbon permits to industry, the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEA) said on Thursday. The allocation of EU Allowances (EUAs), will add supply to a market already awash with permits and could put more pressure on carbon prices, which are now below …

European carbon market reform set for 2019

Reforms to strengthen the EU’s flagship policy for cutting carbon, the emissions trading scheme (ETS), will start at the end of 2018 following a vote by MEPs on Tuesday. The carbon market is supposed to drive Europe’s transition to cleaner sources of energy, but a cocktail of recession, free allocations …

Questions and answers on the European Commission Communication: The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020

The Communication sets out the EU's vision for a transparent and dynamic, legally binding United Nations climate change agreement that sets the world on a pathway to prevent global warming from reaching dangerous levels. International negotiations are under way and are set to be finalised at the UN climate conference …

China carbon offset prices diverge on regional bans

The lack of a unified regulatory system for China's fledgling carbon offset market has led to wild variations in prices in different regions, causing uncertainty among both buyers and project developers, traders said. China's national carbon offset registry was launched earlier last month, allowing offsets - known as Chinese Certified …

Preparing for carbon pricing : case studies from company experience - Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

This report covers case studies with three companies: Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E;), capturing their experiences and lessons learn preparing for and operating under policies that price carbon emissions. It is relevant for private companies and countries interested in seeing how companies are putting …

Overview of carbon offset programs: similarities and differences

This Technical Note provides a summary of the key elements and design features of 11 different carbon offset programs. It discusses the essential differences and similarities between programs, and discusses how these programs address key issues, such as: efficiency, environmental integrity, applicability, and transaction costs. It does not evaluate the …

European Parliament committee fails to agree on carbon reform date

A pro-industry European Parliament committee failed on Thursday to agree a date to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), raising the chances of political backing for early changes to prop up the world's biggest carbon market. In an effort to bolster carbon prices and spur industry to switch to …

EU Parliament’s Biggest Group Withdraws Early Carbon-Fix Offer

The European Parliament’s largest political group withdrew a draft compromise on advancing a remedy for Europe’s carbon market to 2019 after its proposal failed to win broad support Monday in the legislature’s industry committee. The European People’s Party opted Tuesday to form a coalition with the European Conservatives and Reformists …

EU must limit carbon permits, says Corporate Leaders Group

The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) must be reformed to include a Market Stability Reserve (MSR) by 2017 at the latest, to keep the continent on track for developing a low-carbon economy. That's the view of the Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (CLG), which represents …

Warm Weather Sinking EU Emissions-Market Plans

Europe’s attempt to revive its carbon market is being thwarted by a lack of pollution. The region’s warmest year in three decades has cut demand for heating while utilities are generating a record amount of power from renewables and the ailing economy is crimping manufacturing. Electricity producers will need only …

California carbon market off to strong start in 2015

California's newly expanded carbon market is off to a better-than-expected start to the year, with strong trading volumes driven by new participants, traders said on Tuesday. The market's benchmark December 2015 (v15) contract settled at $13.10 a tonne on Tuesday, up 8 cents from the previous day's close on the …

Road transport in the EU Emissions Trading System: an engineering perspective

The introduction of mandatory CO2 standards for passenger cars in the European Union led to a significant decrease in the level of CO2 emissions for new vehicles, as well an increased deployment of vehicle efficiency technologies. This paper assesses the effect on technology innovation and deployment if mandatory CO2 standards …

Ships must measure CO2 emissions under new EU law

The shipping sector will, for the first time, have to monitor its carbon emissions under a law agreed by the European Union on Wednesday, intended as a step towards tackling a growing source of pollutants linked to climate change. International shipping accounts for around 3% of the world’s emissions of …

New Carbon Market Is Key Part of Climate Agreement, U.K. Says

A new carbon market that will spur emerging nations to cut emissions is the key element of next year’s planned global climate accord, a U.K. official said. Winning United Nations support for a market that would give credits for emission reductions “would be the most important part of any international …

China Plans National Carbon Market by 2016 Amid Emission Pledge

China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, plans to start a nationwide carbon market in the next two years following a pledge to cap emissions by 2030. Opening in 2016, the market would have matured by 2020, Su Wei, an official at the climate change department under the National Development …

Emission goals in Brazil, China on target for 2020: report

Brazil and China are on track to meet their emission-reduction goals by the end of the decade, according to new data from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The European Union, India and Russia join Brazil and China as the global players expected to meet projections ahead of 2020, while …

Stranded

A HEATWAVE hovered over Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, as world leaders gathered on November 15th for a Group of 20 (G20) summit, the biggest such meeting Australia has hosted. Tony Abbott, the prime minister, had hoped to limit their talks to topics that chimed with his domestic political …

Urban efficiency: a global survey of building energy efficiency policies in cities

Urban Efficiency: A Global Survey of Building Energy Efficiency Policies in Cities is a resource for city officials around the world as they design new policies for building energy efficiency, or review existing ones. It aims to capture the range of different policies being implemented in cities, and is an …

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