This statistic displays the volume of emissions that are covered through emissions trading schemes (ETS) worldwide in 2015. In this year, some two billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents were covered in the EU ETS. In this year, EU member states implemented the EU ETS. Iceland, Liechstenstein, and Norway were included as of 2008.
Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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International Carbon Action Partnership. (October 2, 2015). Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/
International Carbon Action Partnership. "Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/
International Carbon Action Partnership. (2015). Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/
International Carbon Action Partnership. "Emissions Covered by Emissions Trading Schemes Globally in 2015, by Region (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/
International Carbon Action Partnership, Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Emissions covered by emissions trading schemes globally in 2015, by region (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], International Carbon Action Partnership, October 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/501466/emissions-trading-scheme-coverage-worldwide-by-region/