Analyzing the Carbon Emissions Trading in Europe – The EU ETS Scheme


June 1, 2010
195 Pages - SKU: ARVN2692245
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A. Executive Summary
B. Analyzing Greenhouse Gases
B.1 What are Greenhouse Gases?
B.2 The Greenhouse Effect
B.3 What are the Causes of Global Warming?
B.4 Greenhouse Gases
B.5 Various Feedback Processes
B.6 Solar Variation
B.7 How Temperatures are Changing
B.8 Recent Changes
B.9 Historical Temperature Changes
B.10 Economics of Global Warming
B.11 Mitigation of Global Warming
B.12 Natural & Anthropogenic Sources of GHGs
B.13 Role of Water Vapor
B.14 GHG Emissions
C. Effects of Global Warming
C.1 Overview
C.2 Effects on Weather
C.3 Effects on Oceans
C.4 Effect on Ecosystems
C.5 Effect on Agriculture
C.6 Further Global Warming
C.7 Negative Feedback Effects
C.8 Economic Effects
C.9 Environmental Effects
C.10 Health Effects
C.11 Effect on Security
C.12 Impact of Glacier Retreat
D. Introduction to Climate Change & Emissions Trading
D.1 Anxieties over Climate Change
D.1.1 Role of the Kyoto Protocol
D.2 GHG Emissions in Europe
D.3 Looking at Europe’s Targets for the Kyoto Protocol
D.4 Emergence of Emissions Trading to Halt Climate Change
D.4.1 Introduction & Overview
D.4.2 Looking at International Emissions Trading
D.4.3 Looking at EU Emissions Trading Scheme
E. Introduction to Emissions Trading
E.1 Historical Background
E.2 Present-day International Carbon Market
E.2.1 Market Profile
E.2.2 Emergence of Green Investment Schemes
E.2.3 Project Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM)
E.2.4 Beginning of Joint Implementation in 2008
E.2.5 Looking at Domestic Policies for Emissions Trading
E.3 Looking at Carbon Market Organization
F. Analyzing the Emissions Trading Scheme in the EU
F.1 Profiling the Trading Scheme
F.2 Scope of the ETS
F.3 Common Trading Currency of Emission Allowances
F.4 Member States’ National Allocation Plans
F.5 Measures to Ensure Compliance
F.6 Guidelines for Monitoring & Reporting Emissions
F.7 Transaction Registries
F.8 How the Trading Takes Places
F.9 Comparing the ETS to other Environmental Trading Programs
F.10 Comparing Allowance Allocation Processes in the EU & US
F.11 Comparing Emission Penalties
F.12 Comparing Ease of Public Access to Trading Data
G. Benefits of ETS for Partners outside the European Union
G.1 Creation of Demand for Credits
G.2 Connecting the EU ETS with Other Trading Schemes
H. Impact of the EU ETS on Various Industry Segments
H.1 Impact on the Aluminum Industry
H.2 Impact on the Cement Industry
H.3 Impact on Power Generation
H.4 Impact on the Pulp & Paper Industry
H.5 Impact on the Refining Industry
H.6 Impact on the Steel Industry
I. Impact of the EU ETS on the Power Sector
I.1 Role of the Power Sector in EU ETS
I.2 Impact of the ETS on Power Generation Costs
I.3 Effect on Power Costs
I.4 Linking CO2 Prices with Power Prices
J. Containment Strategies across the European Union
J.1 Generating Power through Other Sources as Carbon Taxes Increase
J.2 Effect on Technologies as a Result Increase in Carbon Taxes
J.2.1 Coal Fired Power Generation
J.2.2 Gas Fired Power Generation
J.2.3 Output from Renewables
K. Looking at the Period 2005-2007 - the First Phase
K.1 Results based on Emission Levels
K.2 Results based on Prices, Market Activity & their Impact
K.3 EU-ETS & JI & CDM
L. Issues in the Implementation of the ETS
L.1 Tougher Stance on Emissions Cap
L.2 Equalization amongst the National Allocation Plans
L.3 Harmonizing with New Entrants
L.4 Defining Combustion Installations
L.5 Expanding the Coverage of ETS
M. Future Perspective
N. Country-wise Analysis of the First Phase
N.1 France
N.2 Germany
N.3 Italy
N.4 Netherlands
N.5 Poland
N.6 Slovakia
N.7 United Kingdom
O. Appendix
P. Glossary of Terms