Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Industry - Successful Approaches and Lessons Learned: Workshop Report

摘要

The industry sector is an important direct and indirect source of greenhouse gas emissions in Annex I countries. It is also a highly heterogeneous sector that has seen both rapid increases and decreases in direct emissions from different sources over the last decade. Given these trends, the remaining potential for cost-effective emission reductions in industry, and the difficulty in reducing emissions in other sectors (such as transport), emissions from the industry sector are expected to draw increasing attention by policy-makers as they look for means to reduce domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For this reason, the Annex I Expert Group (AIXG) on the UNFCCC decided to hold a workshop in Berlin on 2-3 December 2002 to discuss the range of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry, with a focus on voluntary approaches (VAs), taxes and trading. The overall aim of the workshop is to assess experience and identify and promote successful approaches, "good practice" and lessons learned to date.