This policy brief builds on results arising from the mitigation and policy appraisal research domains of the ADAM project (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy). Funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change...

The EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for CO2-emissions from energy and industry installations reflects a paradigm shift towards market-based instruments for environmental policy in the EU. The centerpieces of the EU ETS are National Allocation Plans (NAPs), which individual Member States (MS)...

The European Commission is currently reviewing two major policy instruments which will pose major economic challenges and opportunities for EU power producers. First, the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is likely to include a high percentage of auctioning. Second, support schemes for...

Based on 18 National Allocation Plans (NAP) for phase 2 (2008-2012) of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), we explore to which extent individual Member States (MS) intend to use the ETS effectively and efficiently to reduce CO2 emissions. Our analyses at the macro level of these NAPs show...

In Deutschland wurden die Emissionsberechtigungen (EB, EUA) für die erste Handels-periode (HP 1) 2005-2007 vollständig gratis zugeteilt. In HP 2 (2008-2012) werden jährlich 40 Millionen Emissionsberechtigungen veräußert (§ 19 ZuG 2012). Nachdem die EB anfänglich durch die...

Allocation Plans (NAP) for phase 2 (2008-2012) of the EU Emise (EU ETS), we explore to which extent individual Member States historiconcepts and methodologies develprovements crucially hinge on the outcome of the Based on 18 Nationsion Trading Schem (MS) intend to use the ETS effectively and...

Taxing imports from regions which are not subject to climate policy and subsidi-zing exports into these regions have recently been proposed to address presu-med negative effects of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on in-dustry competitiveness and carbon leakage. This paper analyzes the...

The EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for CO2-emissions from energy and industry installations reflects a paradigm shift towards market-based in-struments for environmental policy in the EU. The centerpieces of the EU ETS are National Allocation Plans (NAPs), which individual Member States...