| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 307 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Climate change -- Emissions trading : a new tool for environmental management -- The Kyoto protocol -- The EU emissions trading scheme -- US carbon markets -- Emissions trading in Australia -- Other emerging mandatory schemes -- Voluntary offsetting market -- Conclusion : carbon markets in the age of uncertainty |
| Summary |
Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award. This book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding the opportunities offered by regulated and voluntary carbon markets for tackling climate change. Coverage includes:- An overview of the problem of climate change, with a concise review of the most recent scientific evidence in different fields- A highly accessible introduction to the economic theory and different constitutive elements of a carbon allowances market- Explanation of the Kyoto Protocol and its flexibility mechanisms- Explanation of how the EU Emissions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Carbon offsetting.
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Emissions trading.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Carbon offsetting
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Emissions trading
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eyre, Nick.
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Howarth, Nicholas.
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| ISBN |
9781849770699 |
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1849770697 |
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1138880809 |
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9781138880801 |
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1136570233 |
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9781136570230 |
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1282170902 |
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9781282170902 |
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9786612170904 |
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6612170905 |
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6000015224 |
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9786000015220 |
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