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Climate change and carbon markets : a handbook of emission reduction mechanisms

Climate change is an environmental problem of unprecedented complexity, not just in terms of its physical, social, economic and political impacts, but particularly in terms of the range of policy instruments being designed by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Change and Carbon Markets aims to provide an accessible and practical guide to cutting edge market-based mechanisms which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book is a guide for national and international policy-makers and industry professionals, who need to understand the carbon markets established pursuant to
eBook, English, 2005
Earthscan, London, 2005
1 online resource (xliii, 430 pages) : illustrations
9781849770781, 9781844071630, 9781417582983, 9786610475209, 9786000000714, 1849770786, 1844071634, 1417582987, 6610475202, 6000000715
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The international rules on the Kyoto mechanisms / Farhana Yamin
The EU Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme / Jurgen Lefevre
Development and implementation of the Kyoto mechanisms world wide
Emissions trading under the Kyoto protocol : how fare from the ideal? / Richard Baron and Michel Colombier
Trading through the flexibility mechanisms : quantifying the size of the Kyoto markets / Odile Blanchard
Implementation challenges : insights from the EU Emission allowance trading scheme / Fiona Mullins
Joint implementation and emission trading in central and eastern Europe / Jason Anderson and Rob Bradley
Implementing the clean development mechanism and emissions trading beyond Europe / Martijn Wilder
The clean development mechanism: a tool for promoting long-term climate protection and sustainable development? / Mark Kenber
Determination of baselines and additionality for the CDM : a crucial element of credibility of the climate regime / Axel Michaelowa
Creating the foundations for host country participation in the CDM : experiences and challenges in CDM building / Axel Michaelowa
Conclusion : mechanisms, linkages and the direction of the future climate regime / Erik Haites
Contains the full text of the key European Union documents setting up the EU Emissions Allowance Trading Scheme and the Linking Directive
English