The first in-depth description and analysis of the European Emissions Trading Scheme.

A critical issue in dealing with climate change is deciding who has a right to emit carbon dioxide. Allocation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme provides the first in-depth description and analysis of the process by which rights to emit carbon dioxide were created and distributed in the European Union. This is the world's first large-scale experiment with an emission trading system for carbon dioxide and is likely to be copied by others if there is to be a global regime for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The book consists of contributions from those who were responsible for putting the allocation into practice in ten representative member states and at the European Commission. The problems encountered in this process, the solutions found, and the choices they made, will be of interest to all who are concerned with climate policy and the use of emissions trading to combat climate change.

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Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Glossary and abbreviations
Part I. The EU ETS Allocation Process: 1. The EU ETS allocation process: an overview A. Denny Ellerman, Barbara K. Buchner, and Carlo Carraro
2. A brief but lively chapter in EU climate policy: the commission's perspective Peter Zapfel
Part II. Experiences from Member States in Allocating Allowances: 3. United Kingdom David Harrison and Daniel Radov
4. Germany Felix Christian Matthes and Franzjosef Schafhausen
5. Denmark Sigurd Lauge Pedersen
6. Sweden Lars Zetterberg
7. Ireland Conor Barry
8. Spain Pablo Del Rio
9. Italy Daniele Agostini
10. Hungary Istvan Bart
11. Czech Republic Tomas Chmelik
12. Poland Boleslaw Jankowski
Part III. Concluding Remarks and Background Material: 13. Unifying themes A. Denny Ellerman, Barbara K. Buchner, and Carlo Carraro
Appendix I. Participant list
Appendix II. The individual country outline
Appendix III. The country tables
Appendix IV. Background material from the European Commission
Index.