Costa Rica: Certified Tradable Offsets

Costa Rica: Vehicle Transit Act

Costa Rica has instituted strict emissions requirements for imported vehicles and will not release them without an emissions statement from the country of origin.

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1093.html

Costa Rica: Private Forestry Project

This Project introduces incentives to promote and reward carbon sequestration activities on private lands. Participating landowners receive payments ranging from $45/ha/yr - $120/ha/yr depending on the type of land reforested (correlates to the owner’s opportunity cost of alternative uses of the land.)

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Costa Rica: Protected Areas Project

Program transfers private land into park or protected status.

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Funding Information: This Project is financed by a 5% tax on gasoline, CTO sales and contributions from the private sector, primarily hydrocarbon companies.

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC; http://www.forest-trends.org/documents/misc/CarbonCommodity.pdf

Costa Rica: Environmental Services Payment

The National Fund for Forestry Management will pay for environmental services rendered. It also sets maximum payments for reforestation and protection management plans.

Date Implemented: 2000

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: http://www.ec.gc.ca/international/costarica/2002ems_envlegis_e.htm

Costa Rica: Forestry Law - N 7575

This law provides compensation for the environmental or reforestation efforts of private forest proprietors or forest plantation owners through the PSA (Environmental Services Payment). It defines the state’s role as protector and promoter of conservation.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Funding Information: The PSA is financed by a tax on hydrocarbons

Costa Rica: Law and Regulations on Rational Energy Use - la Ley Nº 7200

This law requires MINAE to establish company-level power indices based on their level of economic activity. The law and its subsequent regulations outline the obligatory nature of executing projects that conserve electricity. They also include an incentive program for businesses that promote the efficient use of energy.

Date Implemented: Law:1994; Regulation: 1995

China: Gasoline price increase

In may of 2006, Beijing enacted the largest ever one-off increase in the fixed/mandated price of gasoline in China. Overnight the price increased 12 cents to approximately $2.40/gallon.

Date Implemented: May 2006

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: news article by Richard McGregor in Beijing May 24, 2006

Turkey: Transportation Master Plan

Turkey: Agricultural Strategy Paper 2006-2010

To promote environmental sound agricultural production and to improve production efficiency, food safety, environment, rural development. 

Date Implemented: 2006-2010

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

http://www.cevreorman.gov.tr/belgeler4/iklimbildirimi.pdf