State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008

摘要

;Contents: Executive summary; Allowance-based markets; (The European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is still the major carbon market, EU ETS, New South Wales greenhouse gas abatement scheme and carbon-wake-up call in Australia, Chicago climate exchange); Project-based markets (Market momentum strong; will it last, Who is buying, Who is selling, Project types, Insights on prices and contract terms for project-based assets, Secondary market for Certified Emission Reductions (CERS): compliance and risk-management, Reforming the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)); Other demand, other supply (Demand from other fronts, Closing the Kyoto gap with Green Investment Schemes (GIS); Outlook); Annex I: Introductory elements to Kyoto demand and supply; Annex II: Introductory elements to demand for offsets in U.S. and Canada Nascent markets; Annex III: Market structure and market players (Allowances and project-based transactions in the carbon market, Segments of the carbon market, Financial products and exchanges); Annex IV: Methodology, Annex V: Glossary.