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Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264073616
Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost.
Author : Dieter Helm,Cameron Hepburn
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191610233
The international framework for a climate change agreement is up for review as the initial Kyoto period to 2012 comes to an end. Though there has been much enthusiasm from political and environmental groups, the underlying economics and politics remain highly controversial. This book takes a cool headed look at the critical roadblocks to agreement, examining the economics of climate change, the incentives of the main players (the US, EU, China) and examines the policies governments can put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately shift our economies onto a low-carbon path. The volume brings together leading climate change policy experts to set out the economic analysis and the nature of the negotiations at Copenhagen and beyond. In addition to reviewing the main issues discussed above, a number of the articles question the basis of much of the climate change consensus, and debate the Stern Report's main findings. The book is in four parts. Following an overview of the main issues, the first part is a reassessment of the economics of climate change. This is fundamental to the rest of the volume, and it contains new material which goes well beyond what might be called the new conventional wisdom. The second part looks at the geography of the costs and benefits of climate change - the very different perspectives of Africa, China, the US and Europe. These chapters provide a building block to considering the prospects for a new global agreement - the very different interests that will have to be reconciled at Copenhagen and beyond. The third part looks at policy instruments at the global level (whereas much of the literature to date is nationally and regionally based). Trading and R&D feature in the chapters, but so too do more radical unilateral options, including geo-engineering. Part four turns to the institutional architecture - drawing on evidence from previous attempts in other areas, as well as proposals for new bodies.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264063668
This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264091375
This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292576646
Ecological complexity and diverse ecosystems give Central and West Asia rich natural resources and hydrocarbon reserves. Countries in this region are exposed to climate change risks, and there is growing recognition that their carbon-intensive economies necessitate greenhouse gas mitigation. This report assesses the costs, benefits, and investment opportunities for greenhouse gas reduction in the energy and transport sectors of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, and discusses indirect benefits of such reduction to human health and energy security. It gives policymakers, practitioners, and academics an overview of policy measures and technologies available for emission reduction, as well as scenarios of future emission trajectories in the three countries.
Author : Adam Rose
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000066127277
This important collection contains the author's pioneering and ongoing efforts to quantify equity principles to evaluate burden-sharing across countries and regions. It also examines policy impacts across industries and socioeconomic groups stemming from cap and trade, carbon taxes, fuel taxes, and strict regulation. It provides a basic understanding of the carbon cycle and drivers of GHG emissions, as well as a guide for developing mitigation action plans. The volume represents a valuable compendium of papers that are not otherwise readily accessible.
Author : John B. Stephenson
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781437906431
Elevated levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on the earth¿s climate could have significant environmental and economic impacts in the U.S. and internationally. Potential impacts include rising sea levels and a shift in the intensity and frequency of floods and storms. Proposed responses to climate change include adapting to the possible impacts by planning and improving protective infrastructure, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions directly through regulation or the promotion of low-emissions technologies. Much of this report centers on the effect emissions regulation could have on the economy based on the opinions of experts. Illustrations.
Author : Anthony D Owen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134445738
With global warming now becoming physically noticeable and the Kyoto treaty stalling in its efforts to get the developed world on board, this look at the economic factors of global warming is very much welcome.
Author : Signe Krogstrup,William Oman
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513511955
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Mitigation requires a large-scale transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper provides an overview of the rapidly growing literature on the role of macroeconomic and financial policy tools in enabling this transition. The literature provides a menu of policy tools for mitigation. A key conclusion is that fiscal tools are first in line and central, but can and may need to be complemented by financial and monetary policy instruments. Some tools and policies raise unanswered questions about policy tool assignment and mandates, which we describe. The literature is scarce, however, on the most effective policy mix and the role of mitigation tools and goals in the overall policy framework.
Author : Robert Shackleton,United States. Congressional Budget Office
Publisher : Congressional Budget Office
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015090387922
This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study--prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science--presents an overview of issues related to climate change, focusing primarily on its economic aspects. The study draws from numerous published sources to summarize the current state of climate science and provide a conceptual framework for addressing climate change as an economic problem. It also examines public policy options and discusses the potential complications and benefits of international coordination. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide impartial analysis, the study makes no recommendations.
Author : John P. Weyant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0756709962
Reviews how economic models address a set of critical assumptions & their effects on greenhouse gas mitigation costs. Identifies 5 determinants that together explain the majority of differences in modeling cost estimates, & which can help policy-makers understand the projected costs of climate change (CC) policy: What level of greenhouse gas emissions are projected under current policies? What climate policies are assumed to be put in place to achieve emissions reductions? What assumptions are made about how advances in tech. might affect these emissions? And to what extent are environmental impacts of CC included?
Author : Anthony Bonen,Mr.Prakash Loungani,Willi Semmler,Sebastian Koch
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475523690
We propose a macroeconomic model to assess optimal public policy decisions in the the face of competing funding demands for climate change action versus traditional welfare-enhancing capital investment. How to properly delineate the costs and benefits of traditional versus adaption-focused development remains an open question. The paper places particular emphasis on the changing level of risk and vulnerabilities faced by developing countries as they allocate investment toward growth strategies, adapting to climate change and emissions mitigation.
Author : Ernesto Zedillo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815797166
A Brookings Institution Press and Yale Center for the Study of Globalization publication The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reflects the growing international consensus that the earth's climate is being changed by anthropogenic greenhouse gasses. Evidence presented by the IPCC and others points to the potential for increasingly dangerous weather, new disease outbreaks, regional water shortages, the loss of habitat and species, and other disturbing developments that could have profound social and economic impacts. Opinions on what should be done, however, remain sharply divided within and among countries. Though monumental in its efforts, the Kyoto Protocol has left much to be agreed upon and achieved, with the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide—the United States—rejecting it. In Global Warming: Looking Beyond Kyoto, some of the best-known and respected authorities in climate policy provide a comprehensive agenda for global collective action. Representing both industrialized and developing nations, the contributors present a thought-provoking examination of the economic, social, and political context of climate policy within their countries. With Kyoto's emissions targets set to expire in 2012, these authors call for a multilateral approach that goes beyond the mitigation-focused Kyoto policies, balancing them with strategies for adaptation. They also stress the importance of generating policies that work within a time frame commensurate with that of climate change itself. Informed, insightful, and even-handed, this book gives a new impetus to the increasingly important global climate policy debate. Contributors include R.K. Pachauri (Energy Resources Institute and the IPCC), Richard S. Lindzen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Stefan Rahmstorf (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Stephen H. Schneider and Thomas Heller (Stanford University), Robert Mendelsohn and William D. Nordhaus (Yale University), Gernot Klepper and Sonja Peterson (Kiel Institute for World Economics), Robert N. Stavins (Harvard University), Alexander Golub (Environmental Defense), Howard Dalton (U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), John Stone (Carleton University, Ottawa), Jyoti Parikh (Integrated Research and Action for Development), and Shen Longhai (China Energy Conservation Association)
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264196964
This publication synthesises a number of case studies of effective carbon prices in selected countries and sectors.
Author : Valentina Bosetti,Carlo Carraro,Emanuele Massetti,Massimo Tavoni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Climate change mitigation
ISBN : 1849809496
This book presents provides a rigorous yet accessible treatment of the main topics in climate change policy using a large body of research generated using WITCH (World Induced Technical Change Hybrid), an innovative and path-breaking integrated assessment model. The authors give a particular emphasis to the analysis of technological change necessary to build low-carbon economies. The WITCH model can track all of the actions which impact the level of mitigation - such as R&D expenditures, investments in carbon-free technologies and adaptation, purchases of emission permits, or expenditures for carbon taxes - thus allowing for the evaluation of equilibrium responses stimulated by different climate policy tools. The chapters examine various questions to explore the future of climate change policy. Why is it so hard to achieve a global agreement that paves the way to widespread reductions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions? What are the technologies that would deliver clean energy without harming economic growth? And finally, how does uncertainty about future policies and future technologies affect choices in the present? This innovative book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and academics interested in climate change policy. Contributors V. Bosetti, C. Carraro, E. De Cian, T. Longden, E. Massetti, L. Nicita, F. Sferra, A. Sgobbi, M. Tavoni