The Kyoto Protocol And Beyond

Author : Wybe Th. Douma,Leonardo Massai,Massimiliano Montini
Publisher : T.M.C. Asser Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9067049727

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The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond by Wybe Th. Douma,Leonardo Massai,Massimiliano Montini Pdf

I had the pleasure of participating at the two conferences which form the basis of this book: as a chairman at the 2007 The Hague Conference 'Tackling Climate Change - An appraisal of the Kyoto Protocol and options for the future' and as a speaker at the 2006 Siena Conference' The Kyoto Protocol and beyond: a legal perspective'. I would like to thank my colleagues Wybe Douma, Leonardo Massai and Massimiliano Montini for those opportunities, and although I was, unfortu nately, unable to contribute a paper to this book due to time constraints, I am glad to be able to say a few words on the issue by means of this foreword. The timing of the two conferences was well chosen: the period between the Siena Conference (June 2006) and The Hague Conference (March 2007) encapsu lated perfectly the period of the drafting, the presentation and the approval of the 'Integrated Energy and Climate Change Package', as presented by the European th Commission on the 10 of January 2007 and as approved by the Spring European th th Council of the 8 and 9 of March 2007. The importance of the Commission's package and the Council's conclusions must be strongly emphasized. They set, at the EU level, legally binding targets regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas of energy, and biofuels.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264173927

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Action Against Climate Change The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond by OECD Pdf

This publication presents analysis on various questions concerning the climate change debate.

Author : V Grover
Publisher : Science Publishers
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1578083265

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Climate Change by V Grover Pdf

The book documents the scientific facts regarding climate change and a brief overview of the key developments in the climate change regime, discussing Kyoto Protocol and beyond. The North-South politics regarding energy markets and the emissions there from, are also discussed in the book. After establishing the scientific base, presenting agreements and policies for climate change in general, and the Kyoto Protocol in particular, the Instruments and Institutions for Kyoto Protocol are reviewed. The rapid and large climate changes can be expected to have far-reaching and, in many instances, unpredictable consequences not only for only for human societies, but also for all forms of life on Earth. For example, a rise global sea level, can threaten coastal cities and settlements throughout the world. The book discusses the impact of climate change and the associated environmental and socio-economic impacts in different parts of the world. The book discussed science and philosophy behind Climate Change and the Kyo

Author : Ernesto Zedillo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815797166

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Global Warming by Ernesto Zedillo Pdf

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 G lobal 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 : Kheng Lian Koh
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789814277532

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Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol by Kheng Lian Koh Pdf

Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World focuses on responses to climate change in the world''s most populous region. This book provides the most comprehensive insight to the climate change discourse within Asia to date by drawing on the diverse disciplines and experience of legal practitioners, climate change consultants, government officials and academics. Individual chapters address issues such as how the various Asian countries OCo highly disparate in their cultures, socio-economic conditions and political systems OCo are responding to climate change, the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change, and the effective implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Asia. Sample Chapter(s). Foreword (37 KB). Chapter 1: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of Meas in Asia and the World (138 KB). Contents: Setting the Stage: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of MEAs in Asia and the World (N A Robinson); Reframing Global Warming: Toward a Strategic National Planning Framework (S V Valentine); Climate Change OCo Living in the Anthropocene (J Obbard); Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): An Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia (J Lin); CDM in China (X Yang & X Wang); Empirial Considerations in the Development of CDM Projects in Asia (W I Y Byun & F H C Chan); Making Markets Work OCo A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform (C Streck & J Lin); Emissions Trading in the European Union and Asia: Regional Framework: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme OCo Past, Present and Future (K Deketelaere & M Schurmans); Trends in Carbon Trading: Practical Lessons (A Beatty & E Williams); Effective Implementation of the Kyoto in Asia: Singapore''s National Climate Change Strategy (K Suresh); Japan: Achieving Its Kyoto Target (H Isozaki); Compliance Under the Kyoto Protocol and Its Implications for the Asian Region (M S Manguiat); Climate Change as a Threat to Peace & Security: Glacial Melting & Human Security in the Himalayas (K Khoday); The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: A South Asian Perspective (A Gunawansa); Beyond Kyoto: Climate Change Including a Discussion of the AP6 Initiative from the Australian Perspective (M I Jeffery); Protecting Forests to Mitigate Global Climate Change (C streck). Readership: Environmental lawyers, policy makers, practitioners in CDM, tertiary students in environmental sciences.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : PSU:000043017980

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The Kyoto Protocol, the Outlook for Buenos Aires and Beyond by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power Pdf

Author : Richard B. Stewart,Jonathan Baert Wiener
Publisher : A E I Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063261023

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Reconstructing Climate Policy by Richard B. Stewart,Jonathan Baert Wiener Pdf

An examination of the current impasse in climate policy and the potential steps nations can take to reduce greenhouse gases.

Author : Christophe P. Vasser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Air
ISBN : 1604569832

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The Kyoto Protocol by Christophe P. Vasser Pdf

This book is devoted to the The Kyoto Protocol which is a significant protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing greenhouse gases that cause climate change. It was adopted on 11 December 1997 by the 3rd Conference of the Parties, which was meeting in Kyoto, and it entered into force on 16 February 2005. As of June 2008, 182 parties have ratified the protocol. Of these, 36 developed cg countries (plus the EU as a party in its own right) are required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the levels specified for each of them in the treaty (representing over 61.6% of emissions from Annex I countries), with three more countries intending to participate. One hundred thirty-seven (137) developing countries have ratified the protocol, including Brazil, China and India, but have no obligation beyond monitoring and reporting emissions. "The Kyoto Protocol" separates countries into two groups. Annex I includes developed nations, while Non-Annex I refers to developing countries. Emission limitations are only placed on Annex I countries. Non-Annex I nations participate by investing in projects that lower emissions in their own countries. For these projects, they earn carbon credits. These credits can be traded or sold to Annex I countries, which allow them a higher level of maximum carbon emissions for that period.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822037803293

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Copenhagen and Beyond by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs Pdf

Author : Sebastian Oberthür,Hermann E. Ott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662039250

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The Kyoto Protocol by Sebastian Oberthür,Hermann E. Ott Pdf

The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Protocol. The book provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the history and content of the Protocol itself as well as of the economic, political and legal implications of its implementation. It also presents a perspective for the further development of the climate regime. These important features make this book an indispensable working tool for policy makers, negotiators, academics and all those actively involved and interested in climate change issues in both the developed and developing world.

Author : Cédric Philibert,International Energy Agency
Publisher : Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UGA:32108033209951

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Beyond Kyoto by Cédric Philibert,International Energy Agency Pdf

Mitigating climate change will require profound changes in world energy production and use. While the full effects of climate change are not likely to be felt for decades, the need for action is more immediate, for changes in greenhouse gas concentrations are almost irreversible. Solutions exist in the form of energy efficiency improvements, fuel switching to non-carbon sources, and carbon recovery and storage. But the long-term costs of mitigation and the precise extent and pace of climate damage remain uncertain. So policy-makers face the task of conceiving and implementing measures in a context of uncertainty - and global inequity -, and run the risk of taking either excessive or insufficient action. This volume details the options available in the energy sector to reduce climate change. It explores the type of international agreement that could cope with the uncertainty inherent in implementing a climate program at the national and international level. It identifies mechanisms to deal with both international equity and economic uncertainty, and addresses the fundamental question: how can we proceed beyond Kyoto?

Author : David Freestone,Charlotte Streck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199565931

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Legal Aspects of Carbon Trading by David Freestone,Charlotte Streck Pdf

Since 2005 the carbon market has grown to a value of nearly $100 billion per annum, including the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and other schemes. This work covers the legal aspects of these schemes, as well as reform of the ETS, and the successor regime to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol currently being negotiated. It will be invaluable to those involved in the field.

Author : Lutz Wicke,Jürgen Knebel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540224823

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Beyond Kyoto - A New Global Climate Certificate System by Lutz Wicke,Jürgen Knebel Pdf

This balanced analysis shows that the current Kyoto-Protocol Climate Protection System, and other proposals for improving the commitment system may not be capable of meeting the ultimate objective 'to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system'. On the other hand, says the author, there is hope that the implementation of Global Climate Certification Systems are a beginning that offers a chance for mankind to prevent dangerous climate change.

Author : K. Uno
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780306475498

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Economy—Energy—Environment Simulation by K. Uno Pdf

In the policy arena, as well as in the academic world, a new challenge is having to deal with the global community. We are increasingly aware that the world is linked through economy–energy–environment interactions. We are increasingly aware, at the same time, that the emergence of the global community does not imply an integrated harmonious world; rather, it is a community where co- tries/regions of different interests and values face each other directly. Global governance has to be achieved through actions of national governments under different motives and constraints. We need to have an analytical tool that is capable of producing a global picture, yet with detailed country resolution. If the world is a better place now compared to 100 years ago in terms of p- capita income, this is due to the industrialization that continued throughout the 20th century. We entered the 21st century knowing that the human aspiration that translates into ever-increasing production may not be tenable in the long run. Sustainability of the global community is at stake. In contrast to inc- mental decision making through the market mechanism that should lead to some optimal state under some assumptions such as perfect knowledge, smooth movement of resources, no externalities, and so forth, we need to have an a- lytical tool to provide us with details of the future state of the world.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-06
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 021503158X

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The Kyoto Protocol by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee Pdf

Kyoto Protocol : Beyond 2012, oral and written evidence Session 2005-06