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Date: 05/23/05 10:38:37
Subject: Energy Update: Wind power; Post-2012 climate talks; Emissions trading scheme; Kyoto protocol
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- Post-2012 climate talks stalled at UN conference
Global talks on an international regime to curb climate change after Kyoto made little progress at a UN conference in Bonn. EU-US delegates were unable to agree on a common statement after bilateral meetings on 18 May.
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EU post-2012 climate change policy With the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol closing in 2012, the EU has launched discussions on its future long-term strategy to fight global warming. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport and making continued use of market-based mechanisms such as emissions trading are among the main elements of the proposed strategy. But the first and biggest challenge will be to draw all major world emitters - including the US and China - into a binding pollution-cutting scheme.
Climate change - EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) Since 1 January 2005, some 12,000 large industrial plants in the EU have been able to buy and sell permits to release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The so-called Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) enables companies exceeding individual CO2 emissions targets to buy allowances from 'greener' ones. Investments in cleaner technologies can then be turned into profits while helping the EU meet its Kyoto commitments on climate change. This unique system has earned the EU the reputation of global leader in fighting climate change but has come under fire from some business circles, who criticise the EU for "going it alone" on the international scene and hampering industry's competitiveness.
Analyses
How much does a 30% emission reduction cost? - Macroeconomic effects of post-Kyoto climate policy in 2020This study analyses the macroeconomic impacts of a climate policy that aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations to 30% below the 1990 level. The joint report, conducted by MNP Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, assesses the macroeconomic consequences of a post-Kyoto policy, in which industrialised countries in 2020 accept significantly reduced emission targets.
Catalysing commitment on climate change - A paper for the International Climate Change Taskforce The negotiation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol constitutes a major political achievement, yet greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. This paper by Simon Retallack and Tony Grayling identifies what a leadership coalition of countries could do to improve international willingness to address climate change. Through a set of recommendations under four priority areas for action, the paper (published by the Institute for Public Policy Research) examines how nations can promote climate protection and encourage other countries to adopt significant climate commitments in the future. |
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