Sentences with phrase «wide emissions trading system»

Yet the cornerstone of Europe's approach — a continent - wide emissions trading system for the greenhouse gases that cause climate change — is in trouble.

China has already announced plans for a nation - wide emissions trading system by 2015; India plans to set emission levels for its 563 biggest polluters by 2014.

California will have the world's first economy - wide emissions trading system beginning next year, as it extends that program to include transportation fuels.

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But carbon pricing will be necessary to address the diverse economy - wide sources of CO2 emissions effectively and at sensible cost, whether the carbon pricing comes about through an economy - wide Federal cap - and - trade system or through a Federal carbon tax.

In California, for example, an economy - wide cap - and - trade system is being implemented that will ultimately cover all fossil fuel - derived CO2 emissions.

1) A cap - and - trade system that would place an economy - wide limit on greenhouse gas emissions, and the reduction of U.S. emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

In addition to driving emission cuts in one of the world's largest economies, California's program provides critical experience in creating and managing an economy - wide cap - and - trade system.