Quality Offsets for Emission Trading Systems: Anything to learn from ICVCM & other quality initiatives in the voluntary carbon markets?

A post by Jürg Füssler* (INFRAS), external collaborator of the project LIFE DICET The direct linking of emission trading systems seems not to be gaining significant traction. In that situation, the use of offsets for compliance with emission caps in Read More …

LIFE DICET’s Report “Emissions Trading Systems with different levels of environmental ambition: implications for linking”

A post by Albert Ferrari The report “Emissions Trading Schemes with different levels of environmental ambition: implications for linking – Report for the Carbon Market Policy Dialogue“ published in November 2020 is one of the main outputs of the project Read More …

LIFE DICET’s Report “Emissions Trading Systems with different price control mechanisms: implications for linking”

A post by Albert Ferrari The report “ETSs with different price control mechanisms: implications for linking – Report for the Carbon Market Policy Dialogue“ published in November 2020 is a main output of the project LIFE DICET. This report was Read More …

Getting Married (and Divorced): An article on (De)linking Emissions Trading Schemes

A post by Tong Zhu (WWU Münster) As one of the most pressing issues of our time, climate change requires a comprehensive response by the international community. The market mechanisms contained in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement inspired renewed Read More …