Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism in the Ntural Gas Sector

摘要

The Kyoto Protocol has laid the foundation of global markets for climate protection services. By means of Joint Implementation, the Clean Development Meachanism and International Emissions Trading it will be possible to produce aborad and trade internationally the climate protection services needed to satisfy cost-efficiently the huge domestic demand of industrialised countries. The paper analyses options available in the natural gas sector realising Joint Implementation and Clena Development Mechanism projects. Furthermore, it examines strategies that might be economically viable for companies operating in the natural gas sector for taking advantage of this emerging market.