Publications

Check out the 2019 ICAP Status Report with the latest developments in emissions trading around the world.

The report includes:
- Insights from international emissions trading experts
- Infographics
- Factsheets on each system in operation and under consideration

The paper looks at internationally linked emissions trading systems, examining four approaches to account for the flow of allowances across international borders under the Paris Agreement. The findings can inform the ongoing negotiations on the Paris Rulebook, as well as bilateral agreements between jurisdictions. 

How to best link emissions trading systems? This guide provides policymakers with a step-by-step for the whole process. Complete with practical experiences, how to avoid possible pitfalls, stakeholder perspectives, and much more.

An accessible resource that summarizes the main conceptual and theoretical arguments for ETS, supported by a consolidated body of up-to-date empirical evidence.

In theory, ETS offers a cost effective tool to achieve emission reduction targets, but in practice, electricity sector regulation interacts with emissions trading in ways that may prevent or change how participants respond to the allowance price. This report provides a conceptual framework to understand this interaction.

Check out the 2018 ICAP Status Report with the latest developments in emissions trading around the world.

The report includes:
- Insights from international emissions trading experts
- Infographics
- Factsheets on each system in operation and under consideration

How can emissions trading provide a carbon price signal that incentivizes cost-effective emissions abatement over the long term? A framework to understand dynamic cost effectiveness under an ETS.

The ICAP Status Report 2017 presents developments in emissions trading around the world.

The report includes:

Factsheets on each system in operation and under consideration Infographics Insights from international emissions trading experts

The Handbook synthesizes input from over 100 practitioners and experts from four continents, reflecting both the latest theoretical insights and best practices from existing ETS.

The ICAP Status Report 2016 presents developments in emissions trading around the world.

The report includes:
- Factsheets on each system in operation and under consideration
- Infographics
- Insights from international emissions trading experts