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Emissions Trading Worldwide: 2023 ICAP Status Report
Check out the 2023 ICAP Status Report with the latest developments in emissions trading around the world.
The report includes:
🔹 comprehensive snapshot of the latest ETS developments
🔹 up-to-date factsheets on all systems
🔹 infographics that visualize the systems' characteristics
🔹 in-depth articles from policymakers and carbon market experts
Emissions Trading and Carbon Capture and Storage: Mapping possible interactions, technical considerations, and existing provisions
This report explores how CCS is treated in different ETSs around the world; if and how ETSs could play a role in incentivizing the development and deployment of CCS applications; and the challenges and opportunities in developing the required regulation in this context.
Offset Use Across Emissions Trading Systems
As market-based instruments, emissions trading systems are inherently flexible, as entities can decide to reduce their own emissions or buy emissions allowances from the market. Carbon offsets (or simply ‘offsets’) are a tool to further increase flexibility in reaching climate targets under ETSs, as they offer sectoral and geographical flexibility for jurisdictions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions outside of the scope of their ETS. This report...
Benchmark-based allocation in emissions trading systems: Experiences to date and insights on design
Benchmarking can protect against carbon leakage while setting incentives to reduce emissions, but their design entails complex trade-offs. This paper explores benchmark-based industrial allocation design and experiences, using insights from existing ETSs, and their implications for abatement and low-carbon investment incentives.
ICAP & World Bank Paper: Governance of Emissions Trading Systems
ICAP and the World Bank jointly published a paper on the governance of emissions trading systems.
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: 2023 ICAP Status Report
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsCheck out the 2023 ICAP Status Report with the latest developments in emissions trading around the world.
The report includes:
🔹 comprehensive snapshot of the latest ETS developments
🔹 up-to-date factsheets on all systems
🔹 infographics that visualize the systems' characteristics
🔹 in-depth articles from policymakers and carbon market experts -
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: 2022 ICAP Status Report
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsCheck out the 2022 ICAP Status Report with the latest developments in emissions trading around the world.
The report includes:
- Insights from policymakers and carbon market experts
- Infographics
- Factsheets on each system in operation, under development and under consideration -
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2021
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsThis report covers the worldwide developments in ETS over the year, with key figures, infographics, and detailed factsheets on all systems globally. In addition, a series of articles from policymakers and experts explore the theme of ETS resilience and the important role of carbon markets in achieving a net-zero compatible economic recovery.
The report includes:
- Insights from policymakers and carbon market experts
- Infographics
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2020
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsThe ICAP Status Report 2020 presents developments in emissions trading around the world.
The report includes:
- Factsheets on each system in operation, under development and under consideration
- Infographics
- Insights from international emissions trading expert
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2019
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsCheck 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 -
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2018
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsCheck 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 -
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2017
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsThe 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
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2016
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsThe 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 -
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2015
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsCheck out all the latest trends and developments in emissions trading systems worldwide in ICAP's Status Report 2015.
Highlights include:
- Detailed factsheets on each system
- Infographics
- Articles from international emissions trading experts
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DateCategoryICAP Status ReportEmissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2014
Learn moreTeaser + metatagsThe report presents insights about the status and working of emissions trading around the world in 2014.
