Climate policy after Copenhagen : the role of carbon pricing / Karsten Neuhoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neuhoff, Karsten, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emissions trading.

Climatic changes--International cooperation.

Climatic changes.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen, 117 heads of state concluded that low-carbon development is necessary in order to combat climate change. However, they also understood that transition to a low-carbon economy requires the implementation of a portfolio of policies and programs - a challenging endeavour for any nation. This book addresses the need for information about factors impacting climate policy implementation, using as a case study one effort that is at the heart of attempts to create a low-carbon future: the European Emission Trading Scheme. It explores problems surrounding the implementation of the ETS, including the role of vested interests, the impact of design details and opportunities to attract long-term investments. It also shows how international climate cooperation can be designed to support the domestic implementation of low-carbon policies. This timely analysis of carbon pricing contains important lessons for all those concerned with the development of post-Copenhagen climate policy.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The role of a climate policy mix

3. Implementing a carbon price: the example of cap and trade

4. Shifting investment to low-carbon choices

5. Co-operation among developed countries: a role for carbon markets?

6. A world of different carbon prices

7. International support for low-carbon growth in developing countries

8. Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22204-4

1-139-12505-2

1-283-29865-1

1-139-12362-9

9786613298652

0-511-81960-9

1-139-11787-4

1-139-12853-1

1-139-11351-8

1-139-11570-7

OCLC:

769341818