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9780792353379

Goals and Economic Instruments for the Achievement of Global Warming Mitigation in Europe

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    9780792353379

  • ISBN10:

    0792353374

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-11-01
  • Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub
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Summary

Designed to bridge the gap between knowledge about global warming & practical implementation in the political process of the necessary measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Deals with climatology, economics & political science.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
SECTION I. STATE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate and its Influencial Factors, especially the Anthropogene Enhancement of the Greenhouse Effect and its Possible Impacts-Results of the Second Assessment Report of the IPCC
3(24)
K. Hasselmann
U. Cubasch
The IPCC/OECD/IEA Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme: International Methods for the Estimation, Monitoring and Verification of GHG Emission Inventories
27(12)
B. Lim, P. Boileau
Y. Bonduki
Necessities and Problems of Coupling Climate and Socioeconomic Models for Integrated Assessments Studies from an Economist's Point of View
39(16)
M. Ha Duong
Climate Change and Integrated Assessment: The Tolerable Windows Approach (The ICLIPS Project: Integrated assessment of CLImate Protection Strategies)
55(24)
F. Toth
G. Petschel-Held
T. Bruckner
Climate Change and Global Change: The Syndrome Concept (The QUESTIONS Project: QUalitativE Dynamics of Syndromes and Transition to Sustainibility)
79(18)
G. Petschel-Held
F. Reusswig
SECTION II. FROM SCIENTIFIC RESULTS TO THE POLITICAL AGENDA 97(310)
A Comparison of GHG Inventories and Reduction Goals for Different Countries in Europe
99(14)
G. McInnes
Allocating Emission Reduction Targets in the European Union-Issues and Proposals
113(16)
U. Collier
The EU Position in the Negotiation Process towards a Protocol on the Limitation and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
129(10)
C. Bail
SECTION III. POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS-AN OVERVIEW
Introduction
137(2)
The Range of Possible Political and Economical Instruments for the Mitigation of Global Climate Change
139(6)
J. Hacker
A Framework for the Evaluation of Political and Economical Instruments for Global Warming Mitigation
145(16)
A. Pelchen
Voluntary Approaches
159(2)
Global and European Voluntary Approaches in Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Municipal Level and their Results
161(8)
K. Muschen
Voluntary Commitments to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions-The Example of German Industry and Trade
169(14)
F. Schafhausen
Voluntary Agreements in Climate Protection-Experiences in Germany and Future Perspectives
183(24)
K. Rennings
K.L. Brockmann
H. Bergmann
Taxes
205(2)
Carbon and Energy Taxes in OECD Countries
207(24)
R. Baron
European Commission's Experience in Designing Environmental Taxation for Energy Products
231(8)
S. Bill
Limits of the Tax Approach for Mitigating Global Warming
239(16)
T. Barker
Joint Implementation
253(2)
Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) as an Instrument for the Mitigation of Global Warming
255(18)
C.J. Jepma
Practical Examples of Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) in Costa Rica
273(10)
F. Tattenbach
Problems and Limitations of AIJ and the JI Potential from the Perspective of a German Project Broker
283(12)
J. Hacker
SECTION IV. TRADEABLE EMISSION PERMITS
A Practable Example: Tradeable Emission Permits for SO2-
293(2)
US Experience with Tradeable SO2 allowances
295(14)
B. McLean
A European Model for Tradeable SO2-Emission Permits
309(22)
K.L. Brockmann
H. Koschel
T.F.N. Schmidt
Design of a CO2 Emission System-
329(2)
Efficiency, Equity and Optimal Carbon Abatement
331(8)
J. Oliveira Martins
Posibilities of an EU System of CO2 Emission Permits
339(18)
P. Koutstaal
Launching a Plurilateral Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System-the UNCTAD-Earth Council Initiative
357(10)
F. T. Joshua
Tradeable Emissions Permits and the WTO
367(12)
S. Vaughan
Perspective of a CO2 Emission System
377(2)
Status of Discussion and Negotiation for a System of Tradeable CO2 Emission Permits within the UNFCCC
379(6)
J. Depledge
The United States Proposal for an International CO2 Emissions Trading System
385(12)
J. Wolfe
Emission Quota Trade-A Simulation Experiment-
395(2)
Results of the Emission Quota Trade Simulation Experiment by the Participants
397(10)
A. Pelchen
SECTION V. COMPARISON OF INSTRUMENTS AND SUMMARY 407(34)
Assessing the Different Instruments in Climate Change Mitigation from the Perspective of Economics
409(18)
A. Endres
Assessment of the Different Economic Instruments by the Participants and Selected Results of the Working Groups
427(14)
A. Pelchen
List of Authors 441(6)
List of Participants 447(10)
Colour Plate Section 457

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