päästömarkkinoiden
Päästömarkkinat, often translated as emissions trading or cap-and-trade, are market-based mechanisms designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The core principle involves setting a limit, or cap, on the total amount of a specific pollutant that can be emitted by a group of facilities. Within this cap, allowances are issued, with each allowance representing the right to emit one unit of the pollutant.
Companies that can reduce their emissions below their allocated allowance can sell their surplus allowances to
The price of allowances is determined by supply and demand within the market. If many companies are