The
Ukraine
will
deliver
the
AAU
emission
rights,
which
each
represent
a
tonne
of
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
equivalent,
to
Japan
which
needs
to
offset
the
fact
that
its
emissions
rose
8.7%
in
the
year
up
to
March
2008
from
1990
levels.
It
is
the
first
trading
deal
of
its
type
under
the
Kyoto
Protocol,
but
Japan
says
it
hopes
to
complete
another
similar
scheme
with
a
separate
eastern
European
country
in
April.
The
Ukraine
will
use
the
unspecified
proceeds
from
the
sale
for
environmental
measures
that
will
boost
renewable
energy
projects
and
reduce…
