Allocation: How Emissions Allowances are Distributed (Brief 5)

In an ETS, covered entities may receive allowances for free from the government or buy them in auctions. Learn about how governments decide to distribute allowances, why allocation matters, the pros and cons of each allocation method, how free allocation can work, and the approaches taken by systems around the world.

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