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What are the economic and environmental effects of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme?

By Daniel Nachtigall, OECD Environment Directorate and Antoine Dechezleprêtre, OECD Directorate for Science Technology and Innovation The European Union (EU) put forward an ambitious climate mitigation target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. How will… Continue Reading “What are the economic and environmental effects of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme?”