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Allocation and competitiveness in the EU emissions trading scheme: Policy overview

The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) has an efficient and effective market design that risks being undermined by three interrelated…

Auctioning of EU ETS phase II allowances: how and why?

The European Directive on the EU ETS allows governments to auction up to 10% of the allowances issued in phase II…

The impact of CO2 emissions trading on firm profits and market prices

The introduction of mandatory controls and a trading scheme covering approximately half of all carbon dioxide emissions across Europe has triggered…

Analysis of EU ETS News Flow for an Investor Audience

This is a report produced by Entec for the Carbon Trust Investor Engagement programme.

The environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme: Structural aspects of allocation

WWF has commissioned ko-Institut together with a consortium of co-operation partners from across Europe AVANZI (Italy), EcoSolutionsConsulting (Poland), ILEX (UK) and…