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  • Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Overview of Carbon Offset Programs : Similarities and Differences
  • Corporation: Partnership for Market Readiness
  • imprint: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2015
  • Published in: PMR Technical Note ; No. 6
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource
  • Language: Not determined
  • Keywords: Carbon ; Carbon credits ; Carbon offsets ; Carbon pricing ; Climate change ; Climate finance ; Crediting mechanism ; Emissions reduction ; Emissions trading ; Mitigation ; PMR
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: Australia
    China
    Japan
    North America
    Switzerland
    UNITED STATES
    en_US
  • Description: This Technical Note provides a summary of the key elements and design features of 11 different carbon offset programs. It discusses the essential differences and similarities between programs, and discusses how these programs address key issues, such as: efficiency, environmental integrity, applicability, and transaction costs. It does not evaluate the implications of the different design features. This note may be useful for countries that are contemplating different designs of carbon offset programs and other crediting mechanisms
  • Access State: Open Access