Keywords:
Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Government policy.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Climatic changes -- International cooperation.
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Environmental policy.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
What are the potential adverse impacts of climate change? How can society determine the amount of protection against climate change that is warranted, given the benefits and costs of various policies? In concise, informative chapters, Climate Economics and Policy considers the key issues involved in one of the most important policy debates of our time. Beginning with an overview and policy history, it explores the potential impact of climate change on a variety of domains, including water resources, agriculture, and forests. The contributors then provide assessments of policies that will affect greenhouse gas emissions, including electricity restructuring, carbon sequestration in forests, and early reduction programs. In considering both domestic and international policy options, the authors examine command and control strategies, energy efficiency opportunities, taxes, emissions trading, subsidy reform, and inducements for technological progress. Both policymakers and the general public will find this volume to be a convenient and authoritative guide to climate change risk and policy. It is a useful resource for professional education programs, and an important addition for college courses in environmental economics and environmental studies. Climate Economics and Policy is a collection of Issue Briefs, prepared by the staff of Resources for the Future (RFF) and outside experts. Many are adapted from pieces originally disseminated on Weathervane, RFF�s acclaimed web site on global climate change.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781936331437
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=592564
DDC:
363.738/747
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About Resources for the Future and RFF Press -- Resources for the Future -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1: Climate Change Economics and Policies: An Overview -- Part 1: Introduction -- 2: How the Kyoto Protocol Developed: A Brief History -- 3: The Energy-CO2 Connection: A Review of Trends and Challenges -- 4: How Much Climate Change Is Too Much? An Economics Perspective -- Appendix A: The Costs of the Kyoto Protocol -- Part 2: Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 5: Agriculture and Climate Change -- 6: Water Resources and Climate Change -- 7: Forests and Climate Change -- 8: "Ancillary Benefits" of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies -- Appendix B: Climate Change, Health Risks, and Economics -- Part 3: Policy Design and Implementation Issues -- 9: Choosing Price or Quantity Controls for Greenhouse Gases -- 10: Using Emissions Trading to Regulate National Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 11: Revenue Recycling and the Costs of Reducing Carbon Emissions -- 12: Confronting the Adverse Industry Impacts of CO2 Abatement Policies: What Does It Cost? -- 13: Carbon Sinks in the Post-Kyoto World -- 14: Environmentally and Economically Damaging Subsidies: Concepts and Illustrations -- 15: Electricity Restructuring: Shortcut or Detour on the Road to Achieving Greenhouse Gas Reductions? -- 16: The Role of Renewable Resources in U.S. Electricity Generation: Experience and Prospects -- 17: Energy-Efficient Technologies and Climate Change Policies: Issues and Evidence -- 18: Climate Change Policy Choices and Technical Innovation -- 19: Greenhouse Gas "Early Reduction" Programs: A Critical Appraisal -- Appendix C: Climate Policy and the Economics of Technical Advance: Drawing on Inventive Activity -- Part 4: International Considerations -- 20: Policy Design for International Greenhouse Gas Control.
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21: Establishing and Operating the Clean Development Mechanism -- 22: Allocating Liability in International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism -- 23: International Equity and Climate Change Policy -- 24: The Economics of Climate-Friendly Technology Diffusion in Developing Countries -- 25: Including Developing Countries in Global Efforts for Greenhouse Gas Reduction -- 26: Moving Ahead with Climate Policy -- Glossary -- Index.
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