Climate-change policy is a tale of two sciences. The natural sciences have done an admirable job of describing the geophysical aspects of climate change. The science behind global warming is well established. While the timing and regional effects of the changes are not known with certainty, natural scientists have persuasively shown that unchecked CO2 emissions will have dangerous consequences. But understanding the natural science of climate change is only the first step.

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On March 29, 2021, the promulgation of the “Guidelines for the Verification of Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting (Trial)” means the further improvement of the methodology of China’s monitorable-reportable-verifiable (MRV) system. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU5NDgyNjYxMw==&mid=2247489287&idx=1&sn=19bb0785c3645e9e41b54510ca406754&chksm=fe7a131dc90d9a0b8e59f303a765bc53f72bb48b2c95964191a7a34afec2131be6898a63049f&scene=21#wechat_redirect 2021年3月29日，《企业温室气体排放报告核查指南（试行）》的颁布意味着我国可监测-可报告-可核查（MRV）体系方法学建设的进一步完善。MRV的基础——碳排放数据的准确性、及时性对于碳市场建设至关重要。因此碳核算边界的定义、方法的选取是气候变化相关政策制定的核心要素。然而，无论是碳核算的定义还是方法，时至今日在国内外的研究中都没有形成一致的定义和统一的标准。本文收集了碳核算相关领域最有代表性的7篇文章，分别从定义和方法两个维度对相关研究进行梳理，便于读者对碳核算方法的相关研究建立清晰的逻辑框架。 01 Carbon accounting: a systematic literature review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652612000972 Kristin Stechemesser, Edeltraud Guenther Technische Universitaet Dresden, Faculty of Economics, Chair of Environmental Management and Accounting, Muenchner Platz 1/3, 01062 Dresden, Germany Received 27 February 2011, Revised 3 February 2012, Accepted 16 February 2012, Available online 13 March 2012.

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Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2021 Last revised: 30 Aug 2021 Jiarui Zhong Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Jiansuo Pei Renmin University of China - School of Applied Economics https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3891356 Abstract Curbing climate change is gaining increasing consensus globally. While many countries seek to set carbon prices, significant price dispersion and policy stringency continue to raise concerns about competitiveness. To address this issue, the EU has proposed a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which aims to level the playing field by levying a carbon price on EU imports.

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Carbon emissions pricing: Some points of reference https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/649352/EPRS_BRI(2020)649352_EN.pdf Carbon leakage: prevent firms from avoiding emissions rules https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20210303STO99110/carbon-leakage-prevent-firms-from-avoiding-emissions-rules CARBON TAX GUIDE:A Handbook for Policy Makers https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/728421535605566659/pdf/129668-V1-WP-PUBLIC-Carbon-Tax-Guide-Main-Report.pdf United Nations Handbook on carbon taxation for developing countries https://www.un.org/development/desa/financing/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.financing/files/2020-11/Chapter%203_Design_UN%20CarbonTax%20Handbook.pdf Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy https://hbr.org/2019/05/future-proof-your-climate-strategy Smart companies are putting their own price on carbon. by Joseph E. Aldy and Gianfranco Gianfrate From the Harvard Business Review (May–June 2019) Carbon pricing in the Netherlands (ppt) https://www.pwc.nl/nl/dienstverlening/tax/documents/pwc-state-of-tax-energy-transition-9-2-2021.pdf

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Abstract While many countries seek to set a price for carbon emissions, significant price dispersion and relative stringency keep raising concerns on carbon leakage. We quantify the competitiveness impact of the EU CBAM based on the multi-regional Input-Output approach.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852417303516#f0010 Abstract Sustainability of a bioenergy project depends on precise assessment of biomass resource, planning of cost-effective logistics and evaluation of possible environmental implications. In this context, this paper reviews the role and applications of geo-spatial tool such as Geographical Information System (GIS) for precise agro-residue resource assessment, biomass logistic and power plant design. Further, application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in understanding the potential impact of agro-residue bioenergy generation on different ecosystem services has also been reviewed and limitations associated with LCA variability and uncertainty were discussed.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.13018 Abstract Here, we present the LC-IMPACT method that provides characterization factors at the damage level for 11 impact categories related to three areas of protection (human health, ecosystem quality, natural resources).

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