Transaction costs and risk have generally not been taken into account in assessing the Kyoto mechanisms JI, CDM and emissions trading. However, they can have a significant influence. With regard to the project-based mechanisms, the factor that most determines the influence of transaction costs...

Der Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ermöglicht es privaten oder staatlichen Akteuren aus Industrieländern, einen Teil ihrer Reduktionsverpflichtung, durch Klimamaßnahmen in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern zu erfüllen. Der Beitrag legt die Funktionsweise des CDM dar und geht auf seine...

Der Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ermöglicht es privaten oder staatlichen Akteuren aus Industrieländern, einen Teil ihrer Reduktionsverpflichtung, durch Klimamaßnahmen in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern zu erfüllen. Der Beitrag legt die Funktionsweise des CDM dar und geht auf seine...

China had been the world's second largest carbon emitter for years. However, recent studies show that China had overtaken the US as the world's largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate regime...

China had been the world’s second largest carbon emitter for years. However, recent studies show that China had overtaken the U.S. as the world’s largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate...

China had been the world's second largest carbon emitter for years. However, recent studies show that China had overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate regime...