This statistic displays the volume of emissions that could be prevented through emissions trading schemes (ETS) worldwide from 2005 to 2016. In 2005, some 2.15 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents were placed in emissions trading schemes. In this year, EU member states implemented the EU ETS. Iceland, Liechstenstein, and Norway were included as of 2008.
Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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International Carbon Action Partnership. (October 2, 2015). Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/
International Carbon Action Partnership. "Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/
International Carbon Action Partnership. (2015). Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/
International Carbon Action Partnership. "Emissions Prevented through Emissions Trading Schemes Globally from 2005 to 2016 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/
International Carbon Action Partnership, Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Emissions prevented through emissions trading schemes globally from 2005 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], International Carbon Action Partnership, October 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/501445/emissions-trading-scheme-worldwide/