ICAP publishes a range of knowledge products on various ETS topics, including the flagship annual ICAP Status Report, short papers, and studies on selected ETS design or operation issues, as well as practical guidebooks and ETS briefs.
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...
Check out the2022 ICAP Status Reportwith 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
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 …