An Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a market-based approach to reducing GHG emissions. It sets a limit on total emissions for covered industrial installations. This limit reduces over time so that total emissions are reduced. The ETS allows for the trading of allowances by installations, creating flexiblility for how operators can meet their obligations.
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The global energy transition is well under way as the world seeks to move away from finite energy sources like fossil fuels to cleaner power sources that can avoid severe climate change and sustain economies...
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A natural or artificial system that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide, thereby reducing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere.
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