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Kyoto Protocol : Economic Assessments, Implementation
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vasser, Christopher P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air--Pollution--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Climatic changes--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Climatic changes--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Global warming--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Global warming--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Greenhouse gases--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Greenhouse gases--Government policy--International cooperation.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- (1992). -- Protocols, etc., -- 1997 Dec. 11.
- Climatic changes--International cooperation--Government policy.
- Climatic changes.
- Global warming.
- Greenhouse gases.
- Air--International cooperation--Pollution--Government policy.
- Air.
- Global warming--Economic aspects--Government policy.
- Environmental law, International.
- Local Subjects:
- Air--Pollution--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Climatic changes--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Climatic changes--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Global warming--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Global warming--Government policy--International cooperation.
- Greenhouse gases--Government policy--Economic aspects.
- Greenhouse gases--Government policy--International cooperation.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- (1992). -- Protocols, etc., -- 1997 Dec. 11.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focuses on 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- THE KYOTO PROTOCOL:ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS,IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS,AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
- THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL WARMINGAND CLIMATE CHANGE: IS IT SETTLED?
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. A CLOSE LOOK AT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CURRENT ISSUES
- 2. GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ONHUMAN SOCIETIES
- 3. CONCLUDING REMARKS
- REFERENCES
- RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES
- PERSPECTIVES OF SAR BASED FOREST COVER,FOREST COVER CHANGE AND BIOMASS MAPPING
- INTRODUCTION AND STATE OF THE ART OF EO BASEDFORESTRY APPLICATIONS
- EXIGENCY OF FOREST COVER AND BIOMASS MAPPING
- OPTICAL EO DATA
- LIDAR
- SAR DATA
- Backscattering Intensities
- Interferometry
- SAR Tomography, Polarimetric Interferometry and Derivates
- Polarimetry
- CONCLUDING REMARKS AND PERSPECTIVES
- IMPLEMENTATION OF THEORY INTO PRACTICE - EXAMPLECASE STUDIES
- Forest Cover and Forest Cover Change Mapping
- Investigation of ALOS PALSAR Data for Forest Cover Mapping
- EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF POLARIMETRIC PALSAR SARDATA FOR FOREST COVER MAPPING IN SIBERIA
- Introduction
- FOREST BIOMASS MAPPING
- Observations of Forest Growing Stock Volume in Siberia Using PALSARIntensities and Coherence Data
- Application of ERS-1/2 Tandem Coherence for the Delineation of Large AreaForest Biomass Maps in NE China
- FINAL CONCLUSION
- MODELLING A REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSEGAS EMISSIONS IN THE CATALAN ECONOMY:THE NAMEAAPPROACH*
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. STRUCTURE OF A SAM
- 3. STRUCTURE OF A NAMEA
- 4. THE LINEAR SAMMODEL
- 5. EXTENSION OF THE SAMMODEL WITH GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS:THE NAMEAMODEL
- 6. DATABASE
- 6.1. The SAM for Catalonia
- 6.2. The NAMEA for Catalonia.
- 7. EMPIRICAL APPLICATION TO CATALAN GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
- 7.1. Emission Multipliers
- 7.2. Changes in the Greenhouse Emission Multipliers
- 8. CONCLUSION
- THE CONTRIBUTION OF FARM ENERGY USETO PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE GREENHOUSEGAS EMISSIONS FROM CANADIAN AGRICULTURE
- BIOFUELS AND FARM OPERATIONS
- ADAPTATION OF AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- METHODOLOGY
- TERMS IN THE FARM ENERGY BALANCE
- SIMULATION MODELING AND SURVEY RECORDS
- SIMULATION OF FARM FIELDWORK ENERGY USE
- ENERGY TO SUPPLY FARM MACHINERY
- RECENT F4E2 UPGRADES
- SPATIAL VARIATION IN FARM ENERGY USE
- FOSSIL CO2 EMISSIONS FROM COMMODITIES
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- TOWARDS A BETTER COMPLIANCE SYSTEMFOR THE CLIMATE REGIME?
- 2. KYOTO'S COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
- 3. FLAWS OF THE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
- Additional Emissions Reductions
- Suspension of the Right to Sell Emissions Permits
- The Unfairness of the Compliance System
- 4. TOWARDS A BETTER COMPLIANCE SYSTEM FOR THECLIMATE REGIME
- 5. TRADE RESTRICTIONS
- 5. CONCLUSION
- EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVESOF GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE:THE REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY
- INTRODUCTION: ECOLOGICAL MODERNISATION,THE PIONEERS AND THE LAGGARDS
- THE CHALLENGE FOR THE REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY
- GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE: SCIENCE AND LEGISLATION
- Changing the Atmosphere
- Energy Efficiency
- TECHNICAL FIX OR INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE?
- A Return to the Past
- New Solutions
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CLIMATE CHANGE: DESIGN APPROACHES FORA GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PROGRAM*
- SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION: THE PRICE VERSUS QUANTITY DEBATE
- FIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE COST ISSUE
- APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING COST CONCERNS
- Tonnage Options
- Timetable Options
- Technique Options.
- ILLUSTRATIVE APPROACHES
- ADDRESSING COSTS THROUGH MARKET MECHANISMS:RESOLVING THE PRICE-QUANTITY ISSUE
- APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF SELECTED OPTIONS TO ADDRESS COST UNCERTAINTYOF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PROGRAMS
- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S. GREENHOUSEGAS EMISSIONS-STATUS, TRENDSAND PROJECTIONS*
- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE:U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS-STATUS, TRENDS, AND PROJECTIONS
- U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Baselines
- Emissions Projections
- Status of Emissions Relative to Goals
- Additional Considerations in Assessing Possible Reductions
- Conclusion
- ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE KYOTO MECHANISMS
- 2. DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF JI AND CDMPROJECTS
- 2.1. Gases and Sectors Covered in JI and CDM Projects
- 2.2 A Few Examples of Early JI and CDM Projects
- 2.3. The management of CDM and JI projects
- 3. CURRENT CDM AND JI PROJECTS
- 3.1. Current CDM projects
- 3.2. Current JI projects
- 4. THE EFFECTS OF JI AND CDMPROJECTS ON HOST ANDINVESTOR COUNTRIES
- 4.1. The Effects of JI and CDM Projects on Host Countries
- 4.2. The Effects of JI and CDM Projects on Investor Countries
- 5. CONCLUSIONS
- CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMAND SUSTAINABLE (ECONOMIC) DEVELOPMENT -ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS ON POVERTYALLEVIATION IN DEVELOPING WORLD
- PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES
- THE GLOBAL INEQUALITY
- EVER GROWING NEED FOR ENERGY
- SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SYNDROME
- THE DETERIORATING CLIMATE
- RENEWABLE ENERGY - A REALISABLE CONCEPT
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD
- CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (CDM) - CONCEPT,PROGRESS AND CONCERNS
- POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH CDM - CAN CDMBENEFIT THE POOR?
- THE WAY FORWARD
- WHAT IS NOT MENTIONEDIN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
- INTRODUCTION.
- 1. THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND CARBON CICLE
- 2. PRODUCTION OF HEAT AND BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PROCESS
- 3. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AS A WAY OF OBTAINING INFORMATION
- 3.1. Atmospheric Gases
- 3.2 . Heat
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61324-070-8
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