Publications

Japan has had a long experience in emission trading schemes with the voluntary ETS which is no longer operational. Today Japan has employed domestic and bilateral offset crediting mechanisms. Published in May 2015 by I4CE together with the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Mexico has made remarkable progress in developing an effective climate change strategy over recent years. Since the adoption of the General Law on Climate Change in 2012, the first climate law to be implemented in a developing country, Mexico has become the first Latin American country to implement a carbon pricing mechanism. Published in May […]

Norway established in 2005 a domestic ETS under the mandate of the Kyoto Protocol. Today, after linking with the EU ETS in 2008, Norway now features both an ETS and a Carbon Tax. Published in May 2015 by I4CE together with the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

In view of South Africa’s heavy reliance on coal, developing a Carbon Tax combined with offsets is a unique approach to establishing a low carbon economy. South Africa’s carbon tax, coming into force in 2016, makes for an interesting study on the implementation of carbon pricing mechanisms in Africa. Published in May 2015 by I4CE […]

A joint working paper with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) By Romain Morel (I4CE), Sani Zou (IDDRI), Ian Cochran (I4CE), Thomas Spencer (IDDRI) This working paper is the first one of a series of studies on Mainstreaming Climate Change in the Financial Sector and its Governance. Part I: A Necessary and […]

I4CE co-authors: Lara Dahan & Marion Afriat EDF co-author: Katherine Rittenhouse, Daniel Francis & Peter Sopher IETA co-author: Katie Kouchakji & Katie Sullivan The authors would like to thank Emilie Alberola, Daniel Francis, Erica Morehouse, Nicole Singh and Nora Vogel for very helpful comments and information for this case study. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative […]

By Olivier Sartor (IDDRI), Istvan Bart (MEHI), Ian Cochran (I4CE) and Andreas Tuerk (Joanneum) Reducing emissions from sectors not covered by the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) will be crucial to achieving Europe’s emissions reduction goals for 2030 and beyond. In 2012, these “effort sharing agreement” sectors accounted for approximately 60% of EU […]

By Stefan Schleicher – Professeur au Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change at the University of Graz EU ETS – MSR timetable: The first trilogue meeting between EU institutions took place on 30th March. The second is scheduled on 5th May. The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States approved an implementation of […]

I4CE co-authors: Lara Dahan & Marion Afriat EDF co-authors: Katherine Rittenhouse, Daniel Francis & Peter Sopher IETA co-authors: Katie Kouchakji & Katie Sullivan California was the world’s eight largest economy in 20141 and the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the United States. In order to reduce the state’s emissions, the Global Warming […]

I4CE co-authors: Lara Dahan & Marion Afriat EDF co-authors: Katherine Rittenhouse, Daniel Francis & Peter Sopher IETA co-authors: Katie Kouchakji & Katie Sullivan In 2013, Alberta emitted 267 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (million tCO2e), which was the highest amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions of the 13 Canadian provinces and territories.i Alberta accounted […]

In September 2013, European institutions ratified the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy for 2014-2020 with new targets for combating climate change, making these an official goal for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). However the CAP’s impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions did not begin in 2014, even if it was previously ancillary to measures […]

Heading towards the 2015 Paris international Climate Conference (COP21), I4CE, in partnership with ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, launches a new publication “ClimasCOPe” aiming to shed some light on the challenges of international climate negotiations. Over the course of six issues published from April to November 2015, ClimasCOPe will provide, in a […]

By François-Xavier DUSSUD, Florine WONG, Jérôme DUVERNOY and Romain MOREL As with previous editions, the 2015 edition of “Key Figures on Climate” has been prepared within the context of the 20th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP20) held in Lima from the 1st to the 12th of December 2014. This latest version has […]

BY Michel Cruciani (CGEMP Université Paris Dauphine) EU ETS – MSR timetable: On 25th March, the COREPER meeting of EU Ambassadors approved a start date of the MSR on 1st January 2021, and a mandate for the Latvian Presidency to start trilogue negotiations with the EU Parliament and the EU Commission. Energy Union – On […]

By Marion Afriat, Emilie Alberola, Jeff Swartz, Katie Kouchakji. I4CE and IETA would like to thank Emilie Alberola, Lara Dahan, Sarah Deblock, Katie Kouchakji, Zhuli Hess, Xiaodong Jia, Emily Spears and, Massimiliano Varrucciu for their very helpful comments and information for this case study. We take full responsibility for any remaining errors. This case study […]

A report produced by the Financing the Future Consortium including: Triple E Consulting, Climate Bonds Initiative, 2° Investing Initiative, Frankfurt School UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, CDC Climat, Climatekos, CDP, Climate Policy Initiative, Get2C The report provides the European Commission with an actionable toolbox to steer private finance towards climate-friendly investments, […]

By Clothilde TRONQUET, Claudine FOUCHEROT Agriculture has a specific role to play in current and future climate change. This carbon-intensive sector, which is responsible for 13.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is also highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, including a downward trend and increasing variability in yields. Yet agriculture’s capacity to adapt […]

EU ETS – MSR debate: on 21st January, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament voted and rejected amendments to the MSR reform, and therefore will not provide any opinion concerning the mechanism to the ENVI committee. EU ETS – MSR timetable: the ENVI committee voted on 23rd and 24th February 2015 about possible amendments […]

EU ETS – MSR debate: ENVI Committee met on 3rd December to discuss issues concerning the implementation of the MSR. MPs remain divided. EU ETS – MSR timetable: the ITRE Committee will hold an opinion vote on 22nd January 2015, while the ENVI Committee will vote on 23rd and 24th February 2015. EU ETS Directive: […]

COP20 in Lima was expected to put the negotiations on track to get an ambitious global agreement in Paris in December 2015. As a “rehearsal dinner” for Paris Climate 2015, COP20 managed to keep and strengthen the hopes for a “wedding” of interests with all parties sharing a table. COP 20 achieved its two key […]