DOSSIER: International (start here)
Carbon Pulse dossiers are regularly updated databanks on carbon pricing policies and programmes. Each builds into a powerful online research tool with key news, analysis, opinion, data, charts, tables, timelines, supporting documents and links, all in one place. Full access to Carbon Pulse dossiers is available with a subscription.
This dossier provides an overview of international climate policy relating to carbon pricing, including a detailed breakdown of the Paris Agreement and concise summaries of all its INDCs, global themes in carbon markets, internal carbon pricing, international climate initiatives and climate finance.
Read MoreDOSSIER: International Mechanisms
This dossier provides an overview of the international emissions trading mechanisms created under the Kyoto Protocol: the Clean Development Mechanisms, Joint Implementation and International Emissions Trading. It also examines other mechanisms including REDD, NAMAs, and those currently being developed outside the UNFCCC such as the Pilot Auction Facility and the Nitric Acid Action Group.
Read MoreDOSSIER: Voluntary Market
This dossier provides an overview of the voluntary carbon markets, including key market drivers, major trade hubs and the CDM’s use as a voluntary instrument via its cancellation platform.
Read MoreDOSSIER: EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
This dossier unpacks all the main issues in the world’s biggest carbon market, including a comprehensive Phase 4 reform tracker and details on earlier phases, the impact of Brexit, price polls, the two ETS funds, market oversight and key legal cases. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreDOSSIER: China’s emissions markets
This dossier unpacks key details from what is due to become the world’s biggest carbon market. It has an overview of the impending national market, outlining issues yet to be resolved before its 2017 launch. It also presents key details about the seven pilot markets and how they are due to interact with the national scheme.
Read MoreDOSSIER: Western Climate Initiative (WCI)
This dossier gives an overview of WCI’s cap-and-trade programme, including recent price and trading developments, political and legal updates, details on expansion beyond the WCI’s initial participants California and Quebec and potential new members. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreDOSSIER: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
This dossier gives an overview of RGGI dynamics including recent price and trading developments, fundamentals, membership and details on the 2016 programme review. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreDOSSIER: The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
This dossier features an overview of this intensity-based scheme, its price history, key reforms and regulatory issues. It adds details on the programme’s use of international credits, its forestry loophole and potential to include agriculture. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreDOSSIER: Switzerland Emissions Trading Scheme
This dossier gives an overview of the Swiss scheme including details on its use of international credits, associated carbon tax and offsetting and its process for linking with the EU ETS. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreDOSSIER: Kazakhstan Emissions Trading System
This dossier gives details of the Kazakh programme including its initial pilot period, its aborted phase and subsequent suspension. It also features a summary of key elements by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
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