Emissions Trading for Climate Policy: US and European Perspectives - Hardcover

 
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Synopsis

The 1997 Kyoto Conference introduced emissions trading as a new policy instrument for climate protection. This book's contributions from the fields of economics, political science and law analyze theoretical aspects of regulatory instruments for climate policy, provide an overview of U.S. experience with market-based instruments, draw lessons from existing trading schemes for the control of greenhouse gases, and discuss options for emissions trading in climate policy. They also highlight the background of climate policy and instrument choice in the U.S and Europe.

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Book Description

Bringing together economists, political scientists and lawyers, this book provides a description, analysis and evaluation of emissions trading as an instrument to control greenhouse gases. The authors analyse theoretical aspects of regulatory instruments for climate policy, provide an overview of US experience with market-based instruments, draw lessons from existing trading schemes, and discuss options for emissions trading in climate policy. One of the first books to offer a systematic comparison of US and European experiences of emissions trading, it will be essential reading for all those concerned with climate policy.

About the Author

Bernd Hansjürgens is Professor of Economics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He is also the Head of the Department of Economics, UFZ Centre of Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle.

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ISBN 10:  0521142040 ISBN 13:  9780521142045
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010
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