Assessment of supply-demand balance for Kyoto offsets (CERs and ERUs) up to 2020
Résumé
The purpose of this document is to estimate the supply and potential demand as
regards Kyoto carbon credits (CER and ERU) up to 2020. Two distinct periods have
been pinpointed: 2008-2012, the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, and
2013-2020, the phase when the climate-energy package will be implemented in
Europe, and the period for compliance with international commitments agreed in
Cancún.
Demand for Kyoto credits is estimated at between 2.2 and 4.4 billion for the 2008-
2020 period. The large spread reflects 1) uncertainty about the size of European
demand (EU ETS and Member States), which could rise from 1.3 to 2.2 billion
credits if Europe’s 2020 emissions reduction target were increased from 20% to
30%; and 2) uncertainties regarding the use of Kyoto credits by other actors.
The estimate of Kyoto credit supply by CDC Climat Research is 1.3 billion between
now and 2013 (1.1 billion in CER and 0.2 billion in ERU). By 2020, Kyoto projects
could generate up to 4 billion credits.
All in all, we estimate that the credit market will be in deficit by 2013 and should be
in surplus by 2020, unless there is an increased European commitment, or new
sources of demand appear throughout the world.
Domaines
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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