Climate change is a major challenge for current and future generations.
In order to protect the climate, greenhouse gas emissions must decrease significantly.
At the European level, this has been achieved since 2005 through the European Emissions Trading Scheme.
To complement this, Germany introduced a National Emissions Trading System in 2021.
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