Mere end 40 lande og 20 regioner har nu indført et betalingssystem for udledning af kulstof, og mange af dem har lært af tidligere erfaringer, eksempelvis EU’s kvotesystem, hvor prisen er blevet så lav, at det ikke har nogen betydning, skriver Verdensbanken onsdag.
BARCELONA, May 29, 2013: From China to California, South Africa to Australia, new carbon pricing initiatives are emerging, the World Bank writes Wednesday.
Over 40 national and 20 sub-national jurisdictions have either implemented or are considering mechanisms that put a price on carbon, according to a new report released here at Carbon Expo today.
Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives – developments and prospects outlines key developments and prospects of existing and new emission trading schemes and carbon taxes around the world.
The findings signal the importance that policy makers attach to putting a price on carbon to address climate change.
According to Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, “Even as the first generation of the carbon market stutters, a robust price on carbon has never been more important if we are to avert dangerous climate change.”
“It is progress at the country level that gives hope – the innovation, energy and farsightedness among the people developing these national and sub-national systems that convinces us at the World Bank that carbon pricing is emerging and carbon markets have a future,” said Kyte.
While existing markets face structural issues, and slow economic recovery in Europe has dampened the world’s largest carbon market (the European emissions trading system), new pricing initiatives are developing faster than ever.
They build on previous experiences and valuable lessons learned, developing a range of novel design features, such as pricing stabilization mechanisms, which intend to make them flexible and adjustable to new economic realities, the report says.
Læs mere her: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/05/29/domestic-carbon-pricing-initiatives-offer-hope-for-future-market
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