Developing Emissions Quantification Protocols for Carbon Pricing : A Guide to Options and Choices for Policy Makers
Carbon pricing is an important instrument in addressing climate change. However, a well-functioning carbon pricing instrument needs a robust framework to quantify GHG emissions (including removals) underpinned by high quality data. This data can he...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/751141598338077129/A-Guide-to-Options-and-Choices-for-Policy-Makers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34388 |
| Summary: | Carbon pricing is an important
instrument in addressing climate change. However, a
well-functioning carbon pricing instrument needs a robust
framework to quantify GHG emissions (including removals)
underpinned by high quality data. This data can help policy
makers set the level of a carbon tax (CT) and help
regulators track how many emissions allowances companies
need to surrender under an Emissions Trading System (ETS). A
robust framework will facilitate implementation and
enforcement of the rules and increase compliance levels.
This report builds on the PMR Guide for Designing Mandatory
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs (PMR MRV Guide), which
provides a broader overview of establishing an MRV system.
This report focuses on the technical detail of
quantification protocols, that is, how in practice emissions
data can be monitored and quantified for reporting. This
report is intended for policy makers and government
officials responsible for setting up and implementing
emissions quantification protocols as part of the emissions
monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems that
support carbon taxes and emissions trading systems. |
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