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Emissions Trading Worldwide: 2022 ICAP Status Report
Check 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

Now available in Chinese: Updated Handbook for Emissions Trading Design and Implementation
Now available in Chinese: Updated Handbook for Emissions Trading Design and Implementation (2nd Edition).

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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Carbon Leakage and Deep Decarbonization Report
Teaser + metatagsA review of current efforts to address carbon leakage, assess the risk of carbon leakage, and policies to strengthen decarbonization efforts in light of ongoing leakage vulnerability and the push to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Achieving Net Zero under a Cap-and-Trade System
Teaser + metatagsCurrent estimates suggest achieving net-zero emissions will require much higher carbon prices. What challenges could arise? A brief on the possible policy options to address them.
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Simulating Carbon Markets: Technical Note
Teaser + metatagsA technical note on carbon market simulations as a means to allow stakeholders to participate in a fictitious process of designing or participating in an ETS.
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Emissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2020
Teaser + 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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Market Stability Mechanisms in Emissions Trading Systems
Teaser + metatagsThis paper explores different market stability mechanisms (MSMs) used in ETSs around the world to balance policy predictability with the need for flexibility to respond to changing circumstances or unexpected shocks.