Over 33 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent were traded via KAU emissions credits in South Korea in 2022, a decrease from the previous year. According to the source, the total volume of transactions using such emissions credits has decreased compared to years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transaction volume of KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions credits traded in thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
KAU are Korean Allowance Unit Allocation Rights, which are allocated credits that can be purchased by companies for emissions permissions. One KAU 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 KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/
MOE (South Korea), und Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. "Transaction volume of KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/
MOE (South Korea), Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. (2024). Transaction volume of KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/
MOE (South Korea), and Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. "Transaction Volume of Kau Emissions Credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/
MOE (South Korea) & Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center, Transaction volume of KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Transaction volume of KAU emissions credits in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 (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/1344405/south-korea-transaction-volume-of-kau-emissions-credits/
