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In September 2023, the Ministry of Environment announced plans to activate the domestic emission allowances market by allowing delegated trading. While this plan was partially disclosed, practical implementation was expected to take time due to the need for legal grounds and system refinements.👉 Related feed on emission trading market activation plan: https://bsbibv.tistory.com/entry/%EA%B5%AD%..

Liable entities(covered entities) participating in the Korean Emssion trading system have to submit KAU(Korea Allowance Unit, Emission Credit) corresponding to the amount of emissions they emitted in one year in the followin year(Usually at between Jun and August). They have to submit KAU equal to tons of CO2 they emitted last year. At this time, companies that emit more emissions than the alloc..

Q1) Can an individual or institution trade KAU(Korean Allowance Unit) undher Korean Emission trading system? -> Unlike EU ETS, private individuals can not trade KAU(Korean Allownace Unit, Korean Carbon Emssion Credit). Korean Emission trading system only allows liable entities and few market makers to trade the carbon credits. (Only the liable entities and government-run bank were allowed to tra..