Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development


Working towards an Emissions Trading Directive - Study Scoping Papers

The following seven papers were produced by the FIELD / CCAP Study Group while preparing the final report on design proposals for a European emissions trading system:

Scoping Paper 1: 'The EC Emissions Trading Regime and EC Competition Law', Jürgen Lefevere and Farhana Yamin, FIELD, July 1999.

Scoping Paper 2: 'The EC as a Party to the FCCC/KP: An examination of EC competence', Jürgen Lefevere and Farhana Yamin, FIELD. July 1999.

Scoping Paper 3: 'WTO Issues Raised by the Design of an EC Emissions Trading System under the Kyoto Protocol', Jacob Werksman and Jürgen Lefevere, FIELD, July 1999.

Scoping Paper 4: 'Identifying the Proper Incidence of Regulation in a European Union GHG Emissions Allowance Trading System', Tim Hargrave, CCAP, July 1999.

Scoping Paper 5: 'Allocation of GHG Reduction Responsibilities among and within the countries of the European Union', Suzi Kerr, CCAP, July 1999.

Scoping Paper 6: 'Aggregate versus Gas by Gas Models of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading', Tim Denne, CCAP, July 1999.

Scoping Paper 7: 'Compliance-Related Aspects of GHG Emissions Trading in the EU', Tim Hargrave, CCAP, and Jürgen Lefevere, FIELD, July 1999.

The group's interim report on the study is available in hard-copy from field@field.org.uk: 'Interim Report on the Study to Design Options for Implementing an Emissions Trading Regime for Greenhouse Gases in the EC', FIELD, July 1999.