Global Emissions Trading : Key Issues for Industrialized Countries (New Horizons in Environmental Economics) (New Horizons in Environmental Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184064415X ISBN 13: 9781840644159

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Issues surrounding Annex I trading - the trading of greenhouse gas emissions among industrialized countries under the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change - comprise the central theme of this collection, which offers an integrated discussion of the practical, economic and political issues involved in its implementation. Topics explored include compliance of the Protocol as a whole and compliance issues arising from trading; the design of a system for tracking the trade of permits; fair competition, market power and Annex B trading; and the development of guidelines for joint implementation.

Global Emissions Trading has grown out of direct work with Annex I delegates and representatives of the business community. Thus, it reflects and responds to their concerns and their assessment of the political and practical feasibility of different options. Several authors have contributed to this volume, but the papers were developed together and the result is a unified and cohesive text, which provides a focus for future debate on issues where there are real conflicts of interest and genuine uncertainties about appropriate design. Further, the book should stimulate debate on the solutions proposed and encourage research in areas where recommendations are ambiguous.

Economists, policymakers, students and readers concerned about environmental issues and climate change will find this collection essential reading.

About this title

About the Author

Suzi Kerr, Director, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington, New Zealand. In collaboration with the Center for Clean Air Policy

Review

"The most comprehensive and detailed compilation to date of rigorous thinking about international tradable permit programs." -- Robert N. Stavins, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard

...does an excellent job of analyzing the principal issues. -- A. Denny Ellerman, Journal of Economic Literature, December 2002

The book can be strongly recommended as a detailed and up-to-date analysis of Annex I flexibility under the Kyoto Protocol. -- – A. Michaelowa, Climate Policy

The book is highly recommended by this reviewer and is a helpful contribution to the field of energy economics. -- - Peter Fusaro, The Journal of Energy and Development

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 184064415X
• ISBN 13: 9781840644159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Kerr Suzi