Joint Implementation

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Joint Implementation is a Kyoto Protocol flexibility mechanism that allows industrialized countries to earn emission reduction units by investing in greenhouse gas–cutting projects in other developed countries.

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Label Occurrences
Joint Implementation canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kyoto Protocol flexibility mechanism ⓘ
carbon market mechanism ⓘ
project-based mechanism ⓘ
aimsTo enhance flexibility in meeting emission reduction targets ⓘ
promote sustainable development in host countries ⓘ
allows Annex I Parties to earn emission reduction units ⓘ
linked to: Annex I Parties

conversion of ERUs from Assigned Amount Units ⓘ
conversion of ERUs from Removal Units ⓘ
appliesTo Annex I Parties ⓘ
industrialized countries ⓘ
basedOn project-based emission reductions ⓘ
contributesTo cost-effective global climate change mitigation ⓘ
defines Track 1 as host Party with eligible national system and registry ⓘ
Track 2 as projects supervised by the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee ⓘ
differsFrom Clean Development Mechanism by operating only among Annex I Parties ⓘ
enables transfer of emission reduction units between Annex I Parties ⓘ
governedBy Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol ⓘ
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee ⓘ
hasAbbreviation ERU ⓘ
JI ⓘ
hasComponent Track 1 ⓘ
Track 2 ⓘ
hasLegalBasisIn Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol ⓘ
hasOutcome generation of tradable emission reduction units ⓘ
hasPurpose to facilitate compliance with Kyoto Protocol commitments ⓘ
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively ⓘ
isSimilarTo Clean Development Mechanism ⓘ
linkedTo EU Emissions Trading System ⓘ
monitoredBy UNFCCC Secretariat ⓘ
partOf Kyoto Protocol ⓘ
relatedTo flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol ⓘ
international carbon markets ⓘ
requires additionality of emission reductions ⓘ
bilateral or multilateral project agreements ⓘ
host Party approval ⓘ
investor Party approval ⓘ
measurement of emission reductions against a baseline ⓘ
that projects would not occur without JI incentives ⓘ
verification of emission reductions by an independent entity ⓘ
startedOperationPeriod Kyoto first commitment period 2008–2012 ⓘ
linked to: Kyoto
statusAfter2020 largely superseded by mechanisms under the Paris Agreement ⓘ
subjectTo Kyoto Protocol accounting rules ⓘ
supports energy efficiency projects ⓘ
fuel switching projects ⓘ
methane capture projects ⓘ
renewable energy projects ⓘ
technology transfer among industrialized countries ⓘ
usesUnit Emission Reduction Unit ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kyoto Protocol → establishesMechanism → Joint Implementation ⓘ
Marrakesh Accords → regulates → Joint Implementation ⓘ
International Emissions Trading → complements → Joint Implementation ⓘ
Clean Development Mechanism → relatedTo → Joint Implementation ⓘ