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Focusing on climate change policy after the first Kyoto commitment
period ending in 2012, this special issue examines long-term
strategy and the implications for stakeholders and the environment.
International experts offer detailed policy analysis and review the
links between policy and economics, sustainable development,
technology and adaptation. An invaluable and insightful source of
information on long-term thinking on climate change, this special
issue of Climate Policy addresses the following key questions: What
long-term range of policies for climate change adaptation and
mitigation should Europe pursue to adequately enhance
sustainability on a global level? What are the implications of
long-term European climate strategy for the design of a global
post-2012 climate regime? What are the key concerns of different
stakeholders and how will these concerns impact on long-term
climate policy?These questions were discussed during two workshops,
commissioned by the European Forum on Integrated Environmental
Assessment (EFIEA) and jointly organized by the National Institute
of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands and
the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Resear publication in this
special issue. The special issue also includes introductory and
concluding remarks from the guest editors, highlighting key points
and offering an expert synthesis of the workshop
discussions.Climate Policy Options Post-2012 offers a synthesis of
expert thinking on long-term climate policy, addressing points such
as: EU institutional and coalition development on climate change
strategy, the importance of setting a diverse range of targets and
commitments, retaining other features such as the flexible
mechanisms, assessing costs and competitiveness, dealing with
policy dilemmas and creating coherence in policy issues, and the
need to strengthen strategic research, boost technological change,
pay more attention to impacts and adaptation to enhance support for
mitigation, develop a long-term vision and link this to short term
action and managing of change.
This special issue of the Climate Policy journal addresses the
following key questions: * What long-term range of policies for
climate change adaptation and mitigation should Europe pursue to
adequately enhance sustainability on a global level? * What are the
implications of long-term European climate strategy for the design
of a global post-2012 climate regime? * What are the key concerns
of different stakeholders and how will these concerns impact on
long-term climate policy? These questions were discussed during two
workshops, commissioned by the European Forum on Integrated
Environmental Assessment (EFIEA) and jointly organized by the
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The
Netherlands and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK.
Selected papers from these workshops were adapted and peer-reviewed
for publication. International experts offer detailed policy
analysis and review the links between policy and economics,
sustainable development, technology and adaptation. Also included
are introductory and concluding remarks from the guest editors,
highlighting key points and offering an expert synthesis of the
workshop discussions. This will be invaluable reading for
professionals, researchers and academics interested in climate
change and climate policy, policy makers, policy analysts, energy
consultants, and representatives from industry planning their own
long-term energy strategies.
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