SQ Consult was a key partner of a consortium, together with ICF International, Ecofys and SinoCarbon, that has been awarded a project to support the design and implementation of Emissions Trading Systems in China.
The project, funded by the European Commission (EuropeAid), supported the Chinese national and regional authorities for a period of three years (2014-2016) and included the development and roll-out of an extensive training programme, the set-up and execution of a helpdesk and the formation of rapid response teams to support the Chinese government with detailed technical issues related to the set-up of emissions trading in China.
Capacity building activities focussed on stakeholders at the national and regional level and cover the topics of roadmaps & action plans, cap-setting, allocation, monitoring, reporting, verification & accreditation, registries, market functioning & oversight, and other ETS design elements, including scope, off-setting, overlap with other policies, relation with energy pricing, etc).
Activities included multi-day (regional) training workshops for government and industry representatives, expert exchanges, study tours for Chinese stakeholders to Europe, a knowledge management system, briefing papers, manuals, templates, etc.
SQ Consult led on the topics of roadmaps and MRVA, and had an important supporting role in the cap-setting and allocation activities.
For more information contact: Dian Phylipsen
