The EU emission trading scheme
Subtitle: a prototype global system
By: A. Denny Ellerman
Contributors: Project on International Climate Agreements (Harvard University)
Series: Discussion paper -- 08-02; Discussion paper (Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements) -- 08-02
Publisher: Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Environmental policy; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Economic aspects; Carbon sequestration; Climatic changes; European Union
Description: As the world's first multi-national cap-and-trade system for regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) can be seen as a prototype for an eventual global climate regime. This paper draws on the first four years of experience with the EU ETS to develop insights about the challenges that can be expected to emerge in a broader program and to suggest potential solutions.
Notes: "August 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

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