CO2
Global warming is an increasing problem due to emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
This is why the UN drew up the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement aimed at protecting our climate.
The Kyoto Protocol enables enterprises and individuals to trade with CO2 allowances and credits. It also paves the way for international climate projects that contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Denmark is involved in such projects.
By changing small habits in your daily life, you can contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in a number of ways.
Links regarding co2
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- What is the greenhouse effect? (www.ens.dk)
Global warming is caused by increasing emissions of greenhouse gases. These gases form a layer like glass above the Earth, trapping heat from the sun. This is why this phenomenon is called the greenhouse effect.
- Natural and anthropogenic greenhouse gases (www.ens.dk)
Greenhouse gases permit shortwave radiation from the sun to pass relatively unhindered through the Earth’s atmosphere, but absorb much of the long-wave heat radiation reflected by the earth when it is hit by sunlight.
- Facts on CO2-allowances (www.ens.dk)
From January 2005 the EU Emission Trading Scheme came into effect. A significant part of the energy sector as well as energy-intensive industries, including the offshore sector, came under the scheme.
- Plan for allowances in EU Member States (ec.europa.eu)
All EU Member States have a national allocation plan (NAP).This plan covers a five-year period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012 and identifies which enterprises have been allocated an allowance as well how many allowances have been allocated.
- The EU allowance trading scheme (ec.europa.eu)
The EU has established a community allowance trading scheme. This scheme is to encourage enterprises and each Member State to reduce their CO2 emissions. You can read more about the scheme here.
- This is how the Danish Allowance Register works (193.88.185.141)
The Allowance Register records and documents that Denmark complies with its goals for CO2 emissions. Guidelines for how e.g. enterprises can use the Register can be found here.