Climate Policy and Development: Flexible Instruments and Developing Countries - Hardcover

 
9781840643312: Climate Policy and Development: Flexible Instruments and Developing Countries
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1840643315 ISBN 13: 9781840643312
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Industrialized countries strive to fulfil at least part of their obligation to reduce greenhouse gases by investing in projects in developing countries rather than at home. Developing countries have been rather critical of this idea. This book outlines the development of the international negotiations on the subject and analyses different design options for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), taking into account the interests of various groups, especially host countries.

Two case studies - one on a renewable energy project in Indonesia and another on Costa Rican climate policy - show the problems that are likely to be encountered by CDM and illustrate the importance of active host country involvement. The authors discuss the problems that will be addressed by forthcoming negotiation rounds and propose practical solutions for the CDM including baseline-setting, institutional structure and credit sharing. Moreover, a long-term view on linking climate and development policy is taken to achieve an equitable allocation of emission rights.

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About the Author

Edited by Axel Michaelowa, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Perspectives Climate Research, Germany and Michael Dutschke, Managing Director, BioCarbon Consult, Germany

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1840643315
ISBN 13 
9781840643312
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Michaelowa Axel, Dutschke Michael