Domestic Emissions Trading : Existing and Proposed Schemes

This document provides an overview and summary assessment of lessons and insights learned from various existing and presented domestic cap and trade schemes. For each scheme, a set of general characteristics (or issues) is considered. The character...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Partnership for Market Readiness
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
AIR
CO2
GHG
N2O
SF6
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/24192552/domestic-emissions-trading-existing-proposed-schemes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21831
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Summary:This document provides an overview and summary assessment of lessons and insights learned from various existing and presented domestic cap and trade schemes. For each scheme, a set of general characteristics (or issues) is considered. The characteristics (or issues) covered include the following: (i) coverage and scope; (ii) setting a cap; (iii) setting the points of obligation; (iv) allocation of allowances; (v) systems for domestic monitoring, reporting and verification, (MRV) and compliance; (vi) enabling trading and fostering stability; (vii) institutional arrangements, including technical and legal infrastructures; and (viii) use of offsets and linking. The domestic emissions trading schemes (ETS) included in this assessment are the following: (i) European Union (EU) ETS; (ii) New Zealand (NZ) ETS; (iii) United States (U.S.) northeast states regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI); (iv) California (Cal) ETS; (v) Australia clean energy future carbon pricing mechanism (Aus CPM); and (vi) Tokyo cap and trade program (C and T).