Welcome to the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency

The German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) is the national authority entrusted with the implementation of emissions trading and project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto protocol: Emissions Trading and the project-based Joint Implementation (JI) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Our mission:

• We see climate protection as a long-term international commitment.
• We support participants in emissions trading in meeting their legal requirements, enabling them to fulfil their obligations as well as to use their statutory rights.
• We are an authority that lives up to modern standards by delivering a service which is pro-active as well as target-driven.
• We are cost-effective as well as ecologically responsible in our use of resources.

The employees are committed to the mission of the Federal Environment Agency.