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Economic modelling of climate change and energy policies

Miguel, Carlos de (ed.); Labandeira, Xavier (ed.); … - Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics - 2006

Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...

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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming

Hunt, Colin - 2009

"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...

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Markets for carbon and power pricing in Europe : theoretical issues and empirical analyses

Gullì, Francesco (contributor) - 2008

Why do power prices seem to be correlated with the carbon price in some markets and not in others? This crucial question is at the centre of Francesco Gullì's enlightening book, through which the contributing authors investigate a number of related issues. In particular, they explore why power...

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International climate policy to combat global warming : an analysis of the ancillary benefits of reducing carbon emissions

Rübbelke, Dirk T. G. - 2002

integrates ancillary benefits into the theory and explores the implications for international policy measures. Because of the …

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The economics of climate change

Chichilnisky, Graciela (contributor) - 2010

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Distributional impacts of climate change and disasters : concepts and cases

Ruth, Matthias (ed.); Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (ed.) - 2009

Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...

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Instruments for climate policy : limited versus unlimited flexibility

Albrecht, Johan (contributor) - 2002

Instruments for Climate Policy focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is followed by chapters on economic efficiency and the use of...

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Environmental networks : a framework for economic decision-making and policy analysis

Dhanda, Kanwalroop Kathy; Nagurney, Anna; Ramanujam, Padma - 1999

This original book presents a new basis for environmental policymaking: environmental networks. This framework graphically simplifies the analysis of environmental problems and emphasizes the spatial nature of economic activity and pollution dispersion. The book first discusses the foundations...

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Global emissions trading : key issues for industrialized countries

Kerr, Suzi (ed.) - 2000

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...

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Acid rain and environmental degradation : the economics of emission trading

Klaassen, Ger - 1996

instruments in general, Dr Klaassen presents a state-of-the-art survey of both the theory and actual applications of tradable … permits. This survey also analyses international theory and experience. Later chapters examine the European acid rain issue … scale. Because of its unique blend of theory and practice, this volume not only sets the tone for future discussions in …

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