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Dealing with Climate Change [electronic resource] : Policies and Measures in IEA Member Countries 2002
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Publishing, OECD.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Government policy--Statistics--Periodicals.
- Global warming--Prevention--International cooperation--Periodicals.
- Local Subjects:
- Climatic changes--Government policy--Statistics--Periodicals.
- Global warming--Prevention--International cooperation--Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 p.)
- Other Title:
- Dealing with Climate Change
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 2001 the 26 IEA Member countries took or planned over 200 energy-related policies and measures to tackle climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. This volume reviews the actions taken and describes them in detail. It shows how developed countries implement the commitments made under international agreements or at national level to reduce their emissions. The policies have been classified under six major headings: fiscal polices, tradable permits, regulatory instruments, voluntary agreements, R&D policies and policy processes. The introductory analysis provides an overview and asse
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Section I. Overview and analysis
- ■ Introduction
- Background and Context
- ■ Policy Options and Trends
- Climate Change Policies in IEA Member Countries
- Policy Focus: The Transport Sector
- Policy Focus: Renewable Energy Production
- ■ Policy Analysis
- Optimising Climate Change Mitigation: A Policy Assessment Exercise
- Impacts of Climate Change Measures on Fossil-Fuel Exporting Countries
- ■ Methodology
- ■ Bibliography
- Section II. IEA Country Actions
- ■ Australia
- ■ Austria
- ■ Belgium
- ■ Canada
- ■ Czech Republic
- ■ Denmark
- ■ European Union
- ■ Finland
- ■ France
- ■ Germany
- ■ Greece
- ■ Hungary
- ■ Ireland
- ■ Italy
- ■ Japan
- ■ Luxembourg
- ■ Netherlands
- ■ New Zealand
- ■ Norway
- ■ Portugal
- ■ Spain
- ■ Sweden
- ■ Switzerland
- ■ Turkey
- ■ United Kingdom
- ■ United States
- Section III. Annexes
- ■ Directory of Web Sites
- ■ Glossary
- ■ Units and Conversions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-03593-5
- 9786610035939
- 92-64-03390-4
- OCLC:
- 700682961
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