The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been characterized as one of the most far-reaching and radical environmental policies for many years. This book investigates the origins, evolution and consequences of the scheme and offers significant contributions to the literatures on climate policy and EU policy making.

Jon Birger Skjÿrseth and Jÿrgen Wettestad are both Senior Research Fellows at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Analytical Framework; Chapter 3 Development of the EU ETS; Chapter 4 Initiating EU Emissions Trading; Chapter 5 Deciding on EU Emissions Trading; Chapter 6 Implementing EU Emissions Trading; Chapter 7 Conclusions;