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assigned amount unit [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assigned amount unit
1, record 1, English, assigned%20amount%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AAU 1, record 1, English, AAU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assigned amount unit (AAU). This represents a unit issued out of a country's initial assigned amount and designated as an assigned amount unit (or AAU), expressed as a tonne of CO2-equivalent, by the Registry or an overseas registry of a country listed in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol. 2, record 1, English, - assigned%20amount%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Emissions trading enables Annex I Parties to acquire assigned amount units (AAUs) from other Annex I Parties that are able to more easily reduce emissions. 3, record 1, English, - assigned%20amount%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Mesures antipollution
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de quantité attribuée
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20quantit%C3%A9%20attribu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- UQA 1, record 1, French, UQA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
unités de quantité attribuées : Unités transférables mesurées en tonnes de Co2 équivalentes attribuées à un pays de l'annexe B, dont le total est égal à l'objectif d'émission du pays en vertu du Protocole de Kyoto. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20quantit%C3%A9%20attribu%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour le Canada, la quantité visée par les UQA pour la première période d'engagement équivaut à 94 pour 100 de ses émissions de 1990 multipliés par cinq (représentant les cinq années de cette période). Pour se conformer au Protocole de Kyoto, il faut que la quantité totale correspondant aux unités de quantités attribuées (UQA), aux unités de réduction des émissions (URE), aux réductions d'émissions certifiées (REC) et aux unités de suppression (US) détenues par le Canada soit égale ou supérieure à ses émissions au cours de la période 2008-2012. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20quantit%C3%A9%20attribu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Medidas contra la contaminación
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de la cantidad atribuida
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20la%20cantidad%20atribuida
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- UCA 1, record 1, Spanish, UCA
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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