Environmental Trading

For many years, economists around the world have argued that market-based pollution control programs are more efficient, promote more invention and innovation, and are easier to manage than so-called command-and-control regulatory programs. Today, many countries have developed energy-related and environmental-related trading programs. Among the programs are the Kyoto Protocol and European Union greenhouse gas (GHG) regulatory programs. Below are some good web sites for research. Use the Super Search engine above for detailed research.

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Environmental Trading - General

General web sites for research

Carbon Finance at the World Bank
http://wbcarbonfinance.org/Router.cfm
Activities of the World Bank Carbon Finance Unit are aligned with the World Bank and its Environment Department's mission. This site has data on World Bank GHG related activities and studies.
CORE: Offset Markets
http://www.co2offsetresearch.org/policy/index.html
The web site provides analysis and information about offset design and policies.
Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) - Policies - Climate Action - European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets/
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the cornerstone of the European Union's policy to combat climate change. The EU ETS covers some 11,000 power stations and industrial plants in 30 countries. This site has information on EU ETS policies.
IGES Market Mechanism Group
http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/index.html
This site has information on the rules governing GHG trading under the Kyoto Protocol, country studies and both CDM and JI transaction.
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
http://www.ieta.org/
IETA is a trade association of emissions traders. This site contains information on rules, policies and guidance for emissions traders
UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development
http://uneprisoe.org/contents.htm
This site has information on JI and CDM projects, studies related to the Kyoto Protocol and its trading mechanisms and has information about market participants around the world.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/
This is the web site for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It contains information on Kyoto Protocol, related meetings, transactions, rules and background documents.

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