The EU uses a cap-and-trade system with an annual cap reduction, which reduces the number of emissions allocations being granted. Additional allowances are auctioned by member states, and aviation has a separate set of allowances. The EU’s system is linked with Switzerland and is phasing in a carbon border adjustment mechanism on imported products to prevent “carbon leakage”.
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