Carbon Markets - An International Business Guide (Paperback)

Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award. This book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding the opportunities offered by regulated and voluntary carbon markets for tackling climate change. Coverage includes: - An overview of the problem of climate change, with a concise review of the most recent scientific evidence in different fields - A highly accessible introduction to the economic theory and different constitutive elements of a carbon allowances market - Explanation of the Kyoto Protocol and its flexibility mechanisms - Explanation of how the EU Emissions Trading Scheme works in practice - Ongoing developments in regulated carbon markets in the US - Up-to-the-minute coverage of regulated carbon markets in Australia - Developments in New Zealand and Japan - Carbon offsetting and voluntary carbon markets. Combining theoretical aspects with practical applications, this book is for business leaders, financiers, carbon traders, lawyers, bankers, researchers, policy makers and anyone interested in market mechanisms to mitigate climate change. The carbon emissions resulting from the production of this book have been calculated, reduced and offset to render the bookcarbon neutral. Published with CO2 Neutral

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Environmental Market Insights
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2009
Authors:	Arnaud Brohe • Nick Eyre • Nicholas Howarth
Contributors:	Nicholas Stern
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-88080-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-88080-9
Barcode:	9781138880801

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