Assigned Amount Unit
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An Assigned Amount Unit is a tradable emission credit representing a country’s permitted greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol’s cap-and-trade system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kyoto Protocol unit
ⓘ
carbon credit ⓘ emissions allowance ⓘ |
| allocatedFrom | assigned amount ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
2008–2012 commitment period
ⓘ
Kyoto Protocol first commitment period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
sovereign allocation
ⓘ
state-level climate obligations ⓘ |
| canBeBanked | subject to Kyoto rules ⓘ |
| canBeConvertedTo | other Kyoto units under certain conditions ⓘ |
| canBeTradedBetween | Annex I Parties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeTransferred | via registry-to-registry electronic transactions ⓘ |
| category | market-based climate policy instrument ⓘ |
| complianceUse | surrendered to cover verified emissions ⓘ |
| definedIn | Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominatedIn | tonnes of CO2 equivalent ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
EU Allowance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
voluntary carbon offsets ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kyoto Protocol Marrakesh Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsGasBasket | six Kyoto greenhouse gases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AAU ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
authorized private entities in some systems
ⓘ
national governments ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature | intangible asset in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasQuantity | one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent ⓘ |
| hasScope | economy-wide national emissions ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Kyoto Protocol Article 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTradable | true ⓘ |
| marketRole | primary unit for Annex I emissions budgets ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable international emissions trading
ⓘ
to operationalize national emission caps ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
international transaction log
ⓘ
national registries ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | UNFCCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
emissions trading
ⓘ
flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol ⓘ national emissions cap ⓘ |
| relatedUnit |
Certified Emission Reduction
ⓘ
Emission Reduction Unit ⓘ Removal Unit ⓘ |
| represents | permitted greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
accounting and reporting rules under UNFCCC
ⓘ
eligibility requirements for emissions trading ⓘ supplementarity principle under Kyoto Protocol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Annex I Parties
ⓘ
industrialized countries ⓘ |
| usedFor | compliance with Kyoto Protocol emission targets ⓘ |
| usedInMechanism | Kyoto Protocol cap-and-trade system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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