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Created: 2019-08-28T12:04:37.775+02:00

emissions trading  

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  • Information Emissions trading, as set out in Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows countries that have emission units to spare - emissions permitted them but not "used" - to sell this excess capacity to countries that are over their targets. Thus, a new commodity was created in the form of emission reductions or removals. Since carbon dioxide is the principal greenhouse gas, people speak simply of trading in carbon.

    Created: 12/2/25

    Last modified: 12/2/25

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