Over 33 million KAU permits were traded in South Korea in 2022 as part of the national emissions trading scheme. According to the source, KAUs made up over 85 percent of total traded permits that year.
Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Characteristic
Emission permits traded in thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
KAU are Korean Allowance Unit Allocation Rights, KOC are Korean Offset Credit External Business Certifications, and KCU are Korean Credit Unit Offset Credits. One KAU, one KCU, and one KOC each equals one metric ton of CO2 equivalent.
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MOE (South Korea), & Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. (June 3, 2024). Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341029/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-emission-permits-by-type/
MOE (South Korea), und Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. "Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341029/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-emission-permits-by-type/
MOE (South Korea), Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. (2024). Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341029/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-emission-permits-by-type/
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MOE (South Korea) & Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center, Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341029/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-emission-permits-by-type/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Transaction volume of emission permits in South Korea in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], MOE (South Korea), & Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center, June 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341029/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-emission-permits-by-type/
