Talk:Emissions Trading

Written Comments for Author
Dear Frank,

I like your case study and I appreciate very much that I learned a few essential things about emissions trading which I have not heard so far. Before I start with the reviewing I will describe the structure of the evaluation process.

In the first part I describe your work in general and I focus on the overall form of work. The second part is devoted to the assessment of parts of the case study, where I will primarily try to concern on essential paragraphs.

Overall description

Your case study about the emissions trading discusses the difficult and broad topic. If it will be described "worldwide" it would be a great problem, and certainly this would not be possible in our form of a case study. It worked therefore well that you rather focused on European territories and Germany. The case study is divided in fourteen consecutive parts, but for the better viewer's orientation it could be better if some of them merge into larger units. Although these are only graphic changes and are not of high significance. After all your case study offers a diverse and unconventional processing of extensive theme.

Case study parts

Emission Trading Scheme: a way to reduce the climate change and the effects of the global warming?- This part is for me possible fragment of the previous state of your case study, but perhaps has a hidden sence. In each case it would need a graphic edit.

Introduction facts - During this part the viewer can read about the criminals which have found a lag in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, but this example occurs in certain forms throughout the whole text and should be better describe.

Why do we need Emission Trading? - Well written paragraph where the colourful cases are explicit. Be careful about the linguistic form in whole case study - there are a few sentences like - "We have melting glaciers and polar bears which are melting and let rise the sea level." - which are far from correct ;-> Although I would like to assure you that you write well and language in your work seems of good quality and is readable.

The beginning of Emission Trading, How does emissions trading work in general? and Sale of surplus allowances or purchase of additional allowances - These chapters are oriented on the description of emissions trading system with gentle emphasis on the role of companies in this system. I found this part of the case study very essential and you show there a lot of not very obvious but very significant aspects.

In the following parts you generally offer a versatile look at the specifics associated with the emissions trading and link to the website of Clean Development Mechanism Watch is also very good. I just little lack a direct connection with the issue own for case studies, emission trading in the European context, appears to me too "selectively" processed.

Outlook - This concluding part very well and clearly concludes the case study and the ideas therein. One of the essential ideas which develops further the emissions trading issue, is "Concrete means that concerning on the emission rights that it’s not enough to limit such a system of Europe." and it is possible to see in it, as well as in other sentences of this part, that you have understand the case study object very well.

Thank you for the absorbing writing about the emission trading. I suppose that after few graphical and stylistic / formal changes your work will be alright and look gradely.

General Recommendation for articles :
Acceptable with minor modifications