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China is the largest operational emissions trading market in the world. The country's ETS launched in July 2021, and as of 2023 covered around
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billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂). This accounted for just over 40 percent of China's annual CO₂ emissions that year. Meanwhile. the European Union ETS, which became the world's first ETS in 2005, covered around
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Emissions covered by selected emissions trading systems (ETS) worldwide as of 2025
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International Carbon Action Partnership. (April 9, 2025). Emissions covered by selected emissions trading systems (ETS) worldwide as of 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315109/largest-ets-markets-by-coverage/
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