cap-and-trade system

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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
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It has set a unilateral target, it is introducing acap-and-tradesystemand it is very ambitious about the medium- and long-term targets.
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The resulting carbon price, since it is directly regulated, is generally more predictable than the price of emission permits under acap-and-tradesystem.
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Notice that this same effect applies as well to an individual who chooses to buy an electric car under acap-and-tradesystem.
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He also sponsored measures to eliminate wasteful federal stimulus spending and to prohibit implementation of a greenhouse gascap-and-tradesystemby the federal government.
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They envisage a globalcap-and-tradesystemthat would apply to both industrialized nations and developing countries, and hoped that this would be in place by 2009.
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On the other hand, there are programs called cap-and-trade systems or closed systems since the total amount of emissions is fixed.
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Supporters of carbon cap-and-trade systems believes it sets legal limits for emissions reductions, unlike with carbon taxes.
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In many cap-and-trade systems, organizations which do not pollute (and therefore have no obligations) may also participate in trading.
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The forum consists of a group of countries and regions that support carbon trading and are actively developing, or have developed, cap-and-trade systems.
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Air pollution hot spots are also at issue in pollution-trading programs, such as cap-and-trade systems designed to control pollution.
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