시민과 기후를 위해 작동하는 공정하고 효과적인 배출권거래제(ETS)의 핵심 요소
Summary
The report by Carbon Market Watch provides a framework for implementing 'right' carbon pricing, arguing that such systems must be integrated into a broader policy mix, feature declining emission caps, and avoid loopholes like free allocations and carbon offsets. It emphasizes the need for transparency, the reinvestment of revenues into climate action and vulnerable communities, and the use of carbon border adjustments to prevent leakage while maintaining equity.
Key insights
- Carbon pricing should not be a standalone solution but must be integrated into a balanced 'Policy Mix' that includes clear climate goals, the phase-out of fossil fuels, and incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- To ensure actual emission reductions, ETS must implement an absolute emission cap that declines over time in alignment with Paris Agreement goals, as intensity-based caps do not guarantee overall emission decreases.
- The 'polluter pays' principle is often undermined by free allocations and rebates; for example, the K-ETS currently auctions only 10% of allowances, and the Chinese ETS provides enough free allowances to cover all emissions within its scope.
- Empirical evidence suggests that 'carbon leakage'—the relocation of production to countries with weaker climate policies—is largely a theoretical risk rather than a widespread reality, with an OECD study indicating it accounts for only about 13% of domestic emission reductions.
- Revenues from carbon pricing must be transparently reinvested into climate adaptation, energy poverty alleviation, and green infrastructure rather than being absorbed into general government budgets.
- Carbon offsets and removals are criticized as 'backdoors' that allow polluters to avoid internal decarbonization; specifically, in the K-ETS, cookstove projects have been found to overestimate emission reductions by more than 18 times.
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM), like those in the EU and UK, can prevent leakage and encourage global carbon pricing, but they must be designed with equity to avoid penalizing developing nations.
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- Tamellini, L., & Marullaz, J. (n.d.). 시민과 기후를 위해 작동하는 공정하고 효과적인 배출권거래제(ETS)의 핵심 요소. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KO_Carbon-pricing-done-right_final.pdf
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- Tamellini, Lidia, and Jeanne Marullaz. 시민과 기후를 위해 작동하는 공정하고 효과적인 배출권거래제(ETS)의 핵심 요소. Carbon Market Watch, n.d. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KO_Carbon-pricing-done-right_final.pdf.
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- @techreport{tamellinindets, author = {Tamellini, Lidia and Marullaz, Jeanne}, title = {{시민과 기후를 위해 작동하는 공정하고 효과적인 배출권거래제(ETS)의 핵심 요소}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KO_Carbon-pricing-done-right_final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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