The objective set by the IPPC of limiting the increase in average global temperature to +2°C compared to the pre-industrial era is now accepted by all concerned. This ambitious objective was recognised at the Copenhagen Conference in 2009 and confirmed at Cancun in 2010. There are still no...

This chapter identifies the main price drivers of European Union Allowances (EUAs), valid for compliance under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) created in 2005 to regulate CO2 emissions of more than 10,000 high carbon-intensive installations across Member States. Based on key...

As policy makers assess strategies to reduce greenh ouse gas emissions (GHG), they need to know the available technical options and the conditions unde r which these options become economically attractive. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) techniques are widely considered as a key option for...

China is now the world's biggest annual emitter of greenhouse gases with 7467 million tons (Mt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2005, with agriculture accounting for 11% of this total. As elsewhere, agricultural emissions mitigation policy in China faces a range of challenges due to the...

We compare several options for a border adjustment to the European Union Emission Trading  System. We discuss their WTO‐compatibility and provide a quantitative assessment based on the ...

La mise en place d'une taxe carbone nationale implique de prendre en compte les mécanismes de tarification des émissions de gaz à effet de serre déjà existants. Cet article dresse d'abord le bilan du fonctionnement du marché européen en termes de transactions et de prix. Il montre combien...

L’articulation entre une taxe carbone nationale et le système européen d’échange de quotas pose de fait une double difficulté : il faut faire coexister un mécanisme de tarification du carbone par le marché avec un mécanisme de tarification par l’impôt ; il faut simultanément faire...