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Allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances adopted

On 24 August 2011 the federal cabinet adopted the regulation governing the allocation of allowances for greenhouse gas emissions in the 2013 to 2020 trading period (Allocation Ordinance 2020). [ more]


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Federal Cabinet / Emissions Trading

Federal Cabinet adopts draft act revising emissions trading

The Federal Cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act (TEHG). The amendment to the TEHG transposes comprehensive amendments to the EU Emissions Trading Directive into national law. [ more]


Gruppenfoto (v.l.n.r.): Jürgen Roters (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln), James Warren Evans (Director Environment, World Bank Group), Yvo de Boer (Generalsekretär des Sekretariats der Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen - UNFCCC), Bundesumweltminister Dr. Norbert Röttgen, Henry Derwent (President und CEO IETA - International Emissions Trading Association), Gerald Böse (Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung der Kölnmesse).
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BMU at the Carbon Expo 2010

At the international fair Carbon Expo, the Federal Environment Ministry and the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) also present projects of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). [ more]


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For general information please visit the website of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt)

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Project Mechanisms Act

This Article act creates the necessary national foundations for the generation of credits for emission reductions that are achieved through projects in the framework of Joint Implementation and the Clean Development Mechanism.