A rough guide to individual carbon trading - the ideas, the issues and the next steps

摘要: This briefing describes the different types of individual carbon trading schemes that have been proposed: Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs); Domestic (DTQs) and Personal Carbon Rations or Allowances (PCAs). Some differences 'disputes' between them are discussed. The technical, economic, social political issues arising from examined in order to identify gaps knowledge. is compared with other approaches (voluntary schemes, upstream offsetting). ways which an might interact anticipated policy instruments, e.g. EU emission scheme, considered. A road map for a UK system was drawn up need be addressed further studies.