Book cover; half-title; title; copyright; contents; figures; tables; acknowledgements; part i the science and political economy of climate change; 1. an introduction to climate change; 2. international co-ordination of climate change prevention; part ii economic modelling of climate change policy; 3. a review of modelling issues and past work; 4. empirical modelling of energy demand responses; 5. modelling the macroeconomic impacts of carbon abatement; 6. carbon abatement in developing countries: a case study of india; part iii the international economics of climate change
7. optimal climate change policy: theory and practical relevance8. quantitative modelling of optimal international abatement policies; 9. carbon abatement in incomplete international agreements; 10. the domestic political economy of carbon taxes; 11. oecd co-operation under the framework convention on climate change; part iv overview; 12. summary and conclusions; notes; references; index
Summary
Covering both the developing and developed world, this book identifies important new policies to foster effective agreements on emmissions and prevent global warming - realistic policies which should receive international and domestic support
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-432) and index
