Has Joint Implementation reduced GHG emissions? Lessons learned for the design of carbon market mechanisms

• Research unit: FOEN
• Project number: ExSt.2015.626

Key words (German)

Klima

Key words (English)

Climate

Key words (French)

Climat

Key words (Italian)

Clima

Short description (German)

This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Our analysis indicates that about three-quarters of JI offsets are unlikely to represent additional emissions reductions. This suggests that the use of JI offsets may have enabled global GHG emissions to be about 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent higher than they would have been if countries had met their emissions domestically.

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• Has Joint Implementation reduced GHG emissions? Lessons learned for the design of carbon market mechanisms (PDF) [PDF] 3'651 kB

Short description (English)

This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Our analysis indicates that about three-quarters of JI offsets are unlikely to represent additional emissions reductions. This suggests that the use of JI offsets may have enabled global GHG emissions to be about 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent higher than they would have been if countries had met their emissions domestically.

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• Has Joint Implementation reduced GHG emissions? Lessons learned for the design of carbon market mechanisms (PDF) [PDF] 3'651 kB

Short description (French)

This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Our analysis indicates that about three-quarters of JI offsets are unlikely to represent additional emissions reductions. This suggests that the use of JI offsets may have enabled global GHG emissions to be about 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent higher than they would have been if countries had met their emissions domestically.

Related documents

• Has Joint Implementation reduced GHG emissions? Lessons learned for the design of carbon market mechanisms (PDF) [PDF] 3'651 kB

Short description (Italian)

This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Our analysis indicates that about three-quarters of JI offsets are unlikely to represent additional emissions reductions. This suggests that the use of JI offsets may have enabled global GHG emissions to be about 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent higher than they would have been if countries had met their emissions domestically.

Related documents

• Has Joint Implementation reduced GHG emissions? Lessons learned for the design of carbon market mechanisms (PDF) [PDF] 3'651 kB

Contractor (English)

Stockholm Environment Institute, Anja Kollmuss

Charged budget (English)

BAFU

Legal basis (English)

Art. 57 Abs. 1 RVOG Art. 57 al. 1 LOGA Art. 57 cpv. 1 LOGA

Copyright (English)

Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities

Information (English)

Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFUAbteilung KlimaCH-3003 BernTel: [phone] [e-mail]