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PERMISO EMISION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tradable emission rights
1, record 1, English, tradable%20emission%20rights
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tradable emission permit 2, record 1, English, tradable%20emission%20permit
correct
- tradeable emission rights 3, record 1, English, tradeable%20emission%20rights
correct, see observation, plural
- tradeable emission permit 3, record 1, English, tradeable%20emission%20permit
correct
- tradable emissions permit 4, record 1, English, tradable%20emissions%20permit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Permit to emit a specified quantity of a polluant. This permit may be traded. 4, record 1, English, - tradable%20emission%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tradable permits have been proposed as an alternative to the tax. There are two main possibilities: (i) estimating "reasonable" emissions country by country and establishing commensurate quotas or (ii) distributing tradable rights in accordance with some "equitably" criterion, such as equal emissions per capita (a possibility that has actually been discussed). Depending on how restrictive the aggregate of such tradable emission rights might be, the latter is tantamount to distributing trillions of dollars in discounted value and making, for a country like Nigeria, the outcome of its population census the country's major economic policy. If, instead, quotas are negotiated to correspond to every country's currently "reasonable" emissions level, they will surely be renegotiated every 5 or 10 years, and selling an emissions right will be perceived as evidence that a quota was initially too generous. It is unlikely that governments will engage in trades that acknowledge excessive initial quotas. 1, record 1, English, - tradable%20emission%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tradable emission permit: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 5, record 1, English, - tradable%20emission%20rights
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tradeable emission rights
- tradable emission right
- tradeable emission right
- tradeable emissions permit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droits d'émission négociables
1, record 1, French, droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociables
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droits d'émission échangeables 2, record 1, French, droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20%C3%A9changeables
correct, masculine noun, plural
- droits de pollution négociables 3, record 1, French, droits%20de%20pollution%20n%C3%A9gociables
correct, masculine noun, plural
- permis de polluer négociable 4, record 1, French, permis%20de%20polluer%20n%C3%A9gociable
correct, masculine noun
- permis d'émission négociable 5, record 1, French, permis%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Droits de pollution négociables, permis (de polluer) négociable (États-Unis : dans certains cas, une entreprise pour laquelle il est peu coûteux de réduire la pollution au-delà des normes réglementaires peut vendre un «permis de polluer» à une entreprise pour laquelle les mesures antipollution sont beaucoup plus coûteuses). 6, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Émissions trading/échange de droits d'émission (États-Unis; l'EPA [Environment Protection Agency] autorise dans certains cas des entreprises pour lesquelles la lutte contre la pollution est très coûteuse à acheter des «droits de polluer» à d'autres entreprises pour lesquelles la lutte est moins coûteuse; les premières pourront dès lors émettre des quantités supérieures à la norme et les secondes émettront des quantités inférieures, de sorte que la norme ne soit globalement pas dépassée. Cet appel aux mécanismes du marché permet de réduire le coût total des mesures de lutte). 6, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le protocole de Kyoto encourage l'utilisation de trois mécanismes flexibles pour permettre la réduction des émissions en premier là où le coût est le plus faible : la création d'un marché international des droits d'émission négociables, la mise en œuvre conjointe du protocole et le mécanisme de développement propre. 7, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
droits de pollution négociables; permis de polluer négociable : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20n%C3%A9gociables
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droit d'émission négociable
- droit d'émission échangeable
- droit de pollution négociable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derechos negociables de emisión
1, record 1, Spanish, derechos%20negociables%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- permiso negociable de emisión 1, record 1, Spanish, permiso%20negociable%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- permiso negociable de contaminación 2, record 1, Spanish, permiso%20negociable%20de%20contaminaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
- Waste Management
- Radioactive Contamination
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- permit to discharge
1, record 2, English, permit%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- licence to discharge 2, record 2, English, licence%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new licences will set out maximum annual load limits for significant pollutants, and industry will have the flexibility to determine how best to comply with those provisions. Concentration limits will be specified, with the concentration of the pollutant most likely to harm the environment obviously attracting the most expensive licence to discharge pollutants into air ... 3, record 2, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... permit to discharge air pollutants ... 4, record 2, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record 2, Key term(s)
- discharge permit
- discharge licence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
- Gestion des déchets
- Pollution par radioactivité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- permis de rejet
1, record 2, French, permis%20de%20rejet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- autorisation de rejet 2, record 2, French, autorisation%20de%20rejet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Déclaration] obligatoire pour les six polluants atmosphériques assujettis à des critères, pour lesquels l'établissement détient un permis de rejet dans l'air. 3, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une fabrique de pâtes et papiers de Prince Rupert a plaidé coupable devant la cour provinciale après avoir violé les termes de son permis de rejet de déchets. 4, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les autorisations de rejet dans l'air sont les actes les plus nombreux parmi les propositions affichées au Registre environnemental. 5, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine de la pollution de l'eau, on emploie aussi les expressions «permis (ou d'autorisation) de déversement». Voir aussi cette fiche dans TERMIUM. 6, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Contaminación del aire
- Gestión de los desechos
- Contaminación por radioactividad
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- permiso de emisión
1, record 2, Spanish, permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- permiso de descarga 2, record 2, Spanish, permiso%20de%20descarga
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
permiso de emisiones atmosfericas : Autorización que otorga la Corporación para el desarrollo sostenible del Norte y oriente Amazónico C.D.A., para que una persona natural o jurídica, pública o privada, dentro de los límites permisibles y en las condiciones señaladas en las normas ambientales, pueda realizar emisiones o descargas contaminantes a la atmósfera, de acuerdo a lo establecido en el Decreto 948 de junio 5 de 1995 y demás normas complementarias y reglamentarias vigentes. 3, record 2, Spanish, - permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En una primera etapa, sin embargo, y debido a las limitaciones iniciales de la COA, solamente se deberá informar obligatoriamente sobre sustancias para las que una planta tiene permiso de emisión al aire (aproximadamente 30 contaminantes). 4, record 2, Spanish, - permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
Record 2, Key term(s)
- permiso de emisiones
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