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Emissions Trading Scheme

Organisation: 
Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
Country: 
Republic of Korea

This paper, Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin: Emissions Trading Scheme, introduced the operation of the Korean Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). Korea's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have continued to increase over the decades.

November 2019

Emissions Gap Report 2019

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report provides an independent scientific assessment of how countries’ climate pledges and actions are affecting the global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) trend, comparing it with the emission reductions necessary to limit global warming to well below 2°C and 1.5°C in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
November 2018

Emissions Gap Report 2018

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
The 9th edition of the Emission Gap Report 2018 assesses how countries' mitigation actions and pledges are affecting the global greenhouse gas emissions trend, comparing it against the emission reductions necessary to limit global warming to well below 2°C and 1.5°C in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
November 2017

The Emissions Gap Report 2017

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2017 presents an assessment of current national mitigation efforts and the ambitions countries have presented in their Nationally Determined Contributions, which form the foundation of the Paris Agreement.

Mozambique's Forests Reference Emission Level for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Natural Forests

Country: 
Mozambique
Mozambique's Forests Reference Emission Level for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Natural Forests was developed with the aim to build capacity for the implementation of REDD+ strategy at all levels, which was recently approved by the Government in December 2016. The Republic of Mozambique aims to promote sustainable development, resilience to climate change, integrated rural development focused in forests, agriculture, and energy.
16 June 2020

The EU emissions trading system at a crossroads: the Market Stability Reserve review as a defining moment

Michael Pahle, Simon Quemin
The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) aims to provide carbon price stability for the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS). But serious questions are being asked about how much stability – if any – it provides, say Michael Pahle and Simon Quemin. They argue that the MSR rules are too complex, have difficulty accommodating changing EU and national policies, and can cause regulatory uncertainty as well as market speculation. The authors recommend a reform of its core design – focussing on prices, not quantities of carbon allowances – instead of adjustments that make it even more complex and vulnerable to its existing weaknesses.

Fiji Low Emission Development Strategy 2018-2050

Organisation: 
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Country: 
Fiji
Fiji is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its position as a Small Developing State (SIDS), which leaves the country exposed to sea-level rise, cyclones of increasing intensity, and flooding, among other potential consequences. It is therefore imperative to take ambitious and rapid action to address climate change through GHG emission reductions. The Fiji Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) 2018-2050 is a living document compiled in 201 to define pathways to achieve low emission development in Fiji until 2050.
January 2021

Net-Zero Tracker

Climate Watch
To avoid the worst climate impacts, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be slashed in half during the next decade and reach net-zero early in the second half of the century. Given this need, a growing number of Parties to the Paris Agreement are adopting net-zero emissions targets. This tracker presents the net-zero targets that have been communicated in a Party’s nationally determined contribution (NDC), long-term low GHG emissions development strategy (LTS), domestic law, or policy.
August 2015

Decarbonization under Green Growth Strategies? The case of South Korea

Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier)

The win-win opportunities connected to green growth are appealing to academics and policy makers alike, but empirical evaluations about the effectiveness of green growth policies are still scattered.

December 2019

The Net-Zero Challenge: Global climate action at a crossroads (part 1)

World Economic Forum (WEF)
The paper is the first in a two-part series on The Net-Zero Challenge, which examines what corporations, governments, and civil society have achieved since the Paris Agreement was drafted in 2015 and assesses the current state of global climate action. While there are clear signs of incremental progress, climate action needs to move at a much greater scale and faster pace.

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