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Interim measures of Tianjin Municipality for carban emission permits trading administration.

Country/Territory
China
Territorial subdivision
Tianjin
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Emissions trading Climate change Institution Authorization/permit Registration Offences/penalties Emissions
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
These Interim Measures entered into force on 20 December 2013.
Abstract

These Interim Measures aim to promote the construction of ecological civilization, transform economic development patterns, achieve greenhouse gas emission control targets, and standardize carbon emissions trading and related management activities. The text consists 39 Articles divided into 7 Chapters: General provisions (I); Carbon emission quota administration (II); Carbon emission information reporting and verification (III); Carbon emission permit trading (IV); Supervision, administration and safeguards (V); Legal liabilities (VI); Supplementary provisions (VIII). The provincial development and reform department is the competent administrative department for carbon emission (art.4). The Municipality shall establish total carbon emission volume control system and carbon emission permit trading system. The emission entities whose annual carbon emission volume reaches the stipulated volume shall be gradually brought into the carbon emission quota administration (art.5). The remaining articles make provision, inter alia, for allocation, registration, settlement and trading of carbon emission quotas as well as monitoring, reporting, checking and approving of carbon emissions.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.tj.gov.cn