The Shenzhen ETS is the first urban-level “cap-and-trade” carbon emissions trading scheme to operate in China. This paper gives an overview of the economic and emissions situation in Shenzhen and focuses on the development of the Shenzhen ETS regulatory framework. It is devised as an ETS with an intensitybased cap, output-based allocation and a market for trading of allowances. The design of th...

This paper discusses the merits and limits of the recent European energy policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions, devoting particular attention to the European Trading System of carbon permits and to the measures that the European Union has adopted to promote renewable energy sources. From the comparison of past goals and present results, it is argued that more credible targets for carbon emi...

The concept of carbon credit arose out of increasing awareness of the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming which was formalized in the Kyoto Protocol. In addition to contribution to sustainable development with energy recovery in the form of methane, carbon credits can be claimed by application of advanced anaerobic processes in wastewater treatment for reducing...

This paper explores the business-led advocacy of the UK emission trading scheme with special focus on the symbolic benefi ts of emission trading for the business community. It traces the development of the UK Emissions Trading Group and links the group’s preferences for emission trading to socio-economic, operational and legislative contexts. The analysis reveals that, although business origina...

The most important issue related to the establishment of carbon emission trading in China is how motivate owners public buildings participate. However, Existing research few considered characteristics building and influence various uncertain factors investments. To fill this gap, study constructs a investment decision model mechanism that encourages them participate, incorporating these factors...

The EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) taking effect in 2005 covers CO2 emissions from specific large-scale industrial activities and combustion installations. A large number of existing and potential future combined heat and power (CHP) installations are subject to ETS and targeted for emissions reduction. CHP production is an important technology for efficient and clean provision of energy bec...

The cement industry, as a high energy-consuming has been included in the carbon emissions trading system (ETS) context of neutrality goals. Benchmark allocation quotas may have significant impact on companies. To study this impact, we constructed dynamics (SD) model for company with three subsystems “demand and production”, “economic efficiency”, “carbon emission trading” based competitiveness ...

In this study, a two-stage inexact-stochastic programming (TISP) method is developed for planning carbon dioxide (CO2) emission trading under uncertainty. The developed TISP incorporates techniques of interval-parameter programming (IPP) and two-stage stochastic programming (TSP) within a general optimization framework. The TISP can not only tackle uncertainties expressed as probabilistic distr...

this study investigates monthly and seasonal variations of carbon emission from the soil at different grazing intensities. three areas of exclosure, low and high grazing intensities were selected in ghoosheh region of semnan province. carbon emission was measured monthly, in each treatment applying alkali traps (csc) during a year. emission and grazing data were analyzed, using a factorial expe...

Fossil fuel-firing power plants dominate electric power generation in Taiwan, which are also the major contributor to Green House gases (GHG). CO2 is the most important greenhouse gas that cause global warming. This paper penetrates the relationship between carbon trading for GHG reduction and power generation expansion planning (GEP) problem for the electrical utility. The Particle Swarm Optim...