State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2006 : Update, January 1-September 30, 2006

Carbon transactions are defined as purchase contracts or ERPAs (Emission Reductions Purchase Agreements) whereby one party pays another party in return for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that the buyer can use to meet its compliance or corporate citizenship - objectives vis-a-vis GHG miti...

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Main Authors:	Capoor, Karan, Ambrosi, Philippe
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	Abatement accounting Air Resources approach asset class ASSET CLASSES asset managers availability average price average prices balance bank guarantees bids Biomass brokerage brokerage houses call option capital markets CARBON CARBON ASSET carbon assets CARBON CAPTURE carbon credits carbon dioxide carbon dioxide equivalent carbon emission carbon emissions Carbon Finance Carbon Funds CARBON MARKET carbon markets carbon price carbon project carbon purchases Carbon transactions cash flows Certified Emission Reductions Clean Development Clean Development Mechanism clean energy Climate Change Climate Exchange coal coal bed methane Coal Mine competitive market Conventional Energy debt deforestation demand for electricity Developing countries due diligence Economics economies of scale efficiency improvement electricity emerging markets Emission Emission Reduction Emission Reduction Units Emission Reductions Emissions emissions data emissions reductions emissions targets energy efficiency Energy Sources Environmental environmental integrity environmental protection equipment fair financial institutions fire management floor price forestry Framework Convention on Climate Change fraud fuel fuel switching Futures gas prices gases generation Greenhouse Gas Greenhouse Gas Abatement Greenhouse Gas Emissions greenhouse gas emissions reductions greenhouse gas mitigation host country imports industrial gases information disclosure instrument insurance insurance products intellectual property international banks International Emissions investing investment activity INVESTMENT CLIMATE Issuance Joint Implementation land use Landfill Landfill gas Latin American letters of credit levies levy liability market access market aggregators market data market mechanisms market participants market penetration market players market price market prices market share market value market volatility methane mines natural gas nitrous oxide pipeline power power demand power production price cap price comparison price control price distortions price expectations Price Index price risk Primary Market primary markets private equity production of coal property rights Purchase Agreements purchasing rate of return regulatory frameworks regulatory systems renewable energy Renewable energy projects retail Retail price return sales secondary market secondary market transactions secondary markets Settlement spot price spot prices spread substitution suppliers Sustainable Development tax trade regimes Trading transaction transaction costs transactions costs transparency utilities waste management weather patterns wind windfall profits
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13415

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Summary:	Carbon transactions are defined as purchase contracts or ERPAs (Emission Reductions Purchase Agreements) whereby one party pays another party in return for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that the buyer can use to meet its compliance or corporate citizenship - objectives vis-a-vis GHG mitigation. Payment is made using one or more of the following forms: cash, equity, debt, or in-kind contributions. This paper includes the following headings: executive summary; methodology; allowance-based markets; project-based markets; investment climate and regulatory environment; and regulatory outlook.

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2006 : Update, January 1-September 30, 2006

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