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Emissions trading schemes by country

The following table provides a summary of the countries that have an established or proposed emissions trading scheme.

Country / Jurisdiction	Scheme name	Operating / In development
Australia	Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme	In development
Austria	European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System (EU ETS)	Operating
Belgium	EU ETS	Operating
Bulgaria	EU ETS	Operating
Cyprus	EU ETS	Operating
Czech Republic	EU ETS	Operating
Denmark	EU ETS	Operating
Estonia	EU ETS	Operating
Finland	EU ETS	Operating
France	EU ETS	Operating
Germany	EU ETS	Operating
Greece	EU ETS	Operating
Hungary	EU ETS	Operating
Ireland	EU ETS	Operating
Italy	EU ETS	Operating
Latvia	EU ETS	Operating
Lithuania	EU ETS	Operating
Luxembourg	EU ETS	Operating
Malta	EU ETS	Operating
Netherlands	EU ETS	Operating
Poland	EU ETS	Operating
Portugal	EU ETS	Operating
Romania	EU ETS	Operating
Slovakia	EU ETS	Operating
Slovenia	EU ETS	Operating
Spain	EU ETS	Operating
Sweden	EU ETS	Operating
United Kingdom	EU ETS	Operating
Norway	Linked to EU ETS	Operating
Iceland	Linked to EU ETS	Operating
Liechtenstein	Linked to EU ETS	Operating
Switzerland	Swiss Emissions Trading Scheme and CO2 Tax, planned link to ETS	Operating
New Zealand	New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme	Operating
Canada	Canadian Emissions Trading Scheme (Clean Air Act)	In development
Republic of Korea	Air Pollution Emissions Trading System	In development
Japan	Japanese Emissions Trading Scheme (has also trialled voluntary emissions trading schemes, including Japanese Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme)	In development
United States of America	United States Emissions Trading Scheme (American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009 (Waxman-Markey Bill); and Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer Bill))	In development
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maryland (All USA states)	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)	Operating
Arizona (USA), California (USA), New Mexico (USA), Oregon(USA), Washington (USA), Utah (USA), Montana (USA), British Columbia (Can), Manitoba (Can), Ontario (Can), and Quebec (Can).	Western Climate Initiative (WCI)	In development
Iowa (USA), Illinois (USA), Kansas (USA), Michigan (USA), Minnesota (USA), Wisconsin (USA) and Manitoba (Can)	Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord (MGGA)	In development

Source Emissions trading schemes by country.

See also Global action – facts and fiction and Science – facts and fiction.

While all the above come from the Australian Department of Climate Change there is no doubt that much needs to be done to make these matters, especially those related to mitigation strategies, more accessible to the general public.

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