OECD Environment Working Papers

ISSN :
1997-0900 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/19970900
Hide / Show Abstract
This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected studies on environmental issues prepared for use within the OECD. Authorship is usually collective, but principal authors are named. The papers are generally available only in their original language English or French with a summary in the other if available.
 

Voluntary Carbon Markets

How can they Serve Climate Policies? You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Pierre Guigon
Publication Date
03 Aug 2010
Bibliographic information
No.:
19
Pages
31
DOI
10.1787/5km975th0z6h-en

Hide / Show Abstract

In this paper, we aim to examine how voluntary carbon markets can provide a valuable contribution to strengthening domestic and international climate policies. Voluntary markets are defined as small and unregulated segments of an established carbon market that are driven by voluntary offsetting of GHG emissions.
Keywords:
emissions trading systems, climate change
JEL Classification:
  • Q54: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Environmental Economics / Climate; Natural Disasters; Global Warming
  • Q58: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Environmental Economics / Government Policy