What does AAU stand for?

Assigned Amount Unit

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The Protocol allows signatory nations that are comfortably below their emissions targets to sell surpluses in the form of credits, called Assigned Amount Units (AAUs), to governments and companies that are short of their goals.

Ireland: Poland says to sell CO2 permits to Ireland soon

5 million Assigned Amount Units that Japan needs in order to meet regulations imposed by Kyoto Protocol.

In the Latvian government's latest secret agreement, Environment ...

Tingey, Counsel and Jennifer Kirton, Summer Law Student On July 23, 2009 the Voluntary Carbon Standard Association ("VCSA") announced it will allow carbon reduction projects hosted in Canada to issue Voluntary Carbon Units ("VCUs") without a corresponding cancellation of Assigned Amount Units ("AAUs") under the Kyoto Protocol.

Canadian Offset Projects To Be Recognized By The Voluntary Carbon ...

Under the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012, nations comfortably below their greenhouse gas emissions targets can sell excess emissions rights in the form of credits called assigned amount units (AAUs).

Russia : Russia makes Sberbank emissions trading operator

Under the new rules, Canadian-based projects can now freely apply to use the VCS and issue VCUs without arranging for the Government of Canada to cancel an equal number of Kyoto Protocol units (called Assigned Amount Units or AAUs).

Voluntary Carbon Standard Association Accepts Bennett Jones' ...

Environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg Oct 21 decided that they should not try to solve the problem of Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) until they have had in-depth talks with Russia and Ukraine, two non-EU members who control the bulk of the credits.

United States : European Union Starts The $150 Bn Greenhouse Gas ...

During the first Kyoto commitment period, each Annex 1 country has a target level of greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol and receives assigned amount units (AAUs) equivalent to that target.

France Develops 'Domestic' JI Projects

Under the Kyoto Protocol, signatory nations that are comfortably below their emissions targets can sell their surpluses in the form of credits, called Assigned Amount Units (AAUs), to governments and companies that are short of their goals.

Spain : Poland to sign CO2 deal with Spain, Ireland