IETA
Greenhouse Gas Market 2003
Contents
i
Message from the Chairman
iv
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Message from the President
v
iii
Introduction
vii
Overall Market Developments
01
Point Carbon:Global carbon markets,
driving forces and future prospects
1
02
Natsource:Overview of emerging markets for
greenhouse gas commodities
5
03
PCFplus Research World Bank:
Some Insights on the state and trends
of the Carbon Market
11
04
BP:Why emissions trading works: lessons from
real markets
14
05
PricewaterhouseCoopers:Shifting Powers
on the carbon markets large sellers moving to
centre stage in 2004?
17
General Market Issues
06
CO2e:Currency of choice CERs, REUs, AAUs,
or EAUs?
21
07
AgCert:Development and growth of greenhouse
gas emission reduction systems in agriculture
24
08
SGS:The verification market and the growing
importance of “high level of assurance”
27
Regional Markets
09
Natsource, Shell Canada:
Greenhouse gas trading in Canada
31
10
Davis Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP:
Role of emissions trading in Canada’s Kyoto
climate change plan
36
11
Natsource Japan:Evolution of climate change
policies and greenhouse gas market in Japan
42
12
Baker & McKenzie:The EU emission trading
scheme,allocating carbon liabilities
47
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