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The successful signing of the Kyoto Protocol showed that there is international consensus about the problem of man-made climate change and that substantial greenhouse gas emission targets will soon be established. Based on the current scientific knowledge about climate change this workshop report analyses the most important economic aspects of man-made climate change and the way effective and efficient policies can be designed to achieve the necessary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the official versions of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol are included as a reference for the reader.

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Author:   Olav Hohmeyer ,  Klaus Rennings
Publisher:   Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co
Imprint:   Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.629kg
ISBN:  

9783790811469

ISBN 10:   3790811467
Pages:   401
Publication Date:   06 November 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Economic Aspects of and Policy Options for Climate Protection.- Introduction: Economic Aspects of and Policy Options for Climate Protection.- What Do We Know about Climate Change ?.- The Science and Impacts of Climate Change — Conclusions from the Second IPCC Assessment Report.- Economic Aspects of Climate Change.- Decision-Making Frameworks for Addressing Climate Change.- What is Sustainable Development?.- Linking Weak and Strong Sustainability Indicators: The Case of Global Warming.- Discounting of Long Term Costs: What Would Future Generations Prefer Us to Do?.- Is Adaptation Cheaper than Prevention? The Applicability of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Global Warming.- Some Critical Remarks on Today’s Bottom-up Energy Models.- Double Dividend of Climate Protection and the Role of International Policy Coordination in the EU — An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis with the GEM-E3 Model.- Policy Options.- Possible Contributions of Renewable Energies to the Solution of the Global Climate Problem.- What Hope for a Sustainable Energy System?.- Comment on: Potentials of Joint Implementation Measures.- Assessment of Voluntary Agreements in Environmental Policy- A Neoliberal Perspective.- The Political Context for Emissions Trading in the Climate Change Negotiations.- The Kyoto Protocol and the Emergence of “Contraction and Convergence” as a Framework for an International Political Solution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Abatement.

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