Tim Jackson, Stuart Parkinson

Flexibility in Global Climate Policy

Beyond Joint Implementation
Herausgeber: Begg, Katie

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Since the unanimous adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) in 1997, the negotiation of policy responses to climate change has become an area of major research. This authoritative volume sets out the main debates and processes of joint implementation--bilateral or multilateral investments in greenhouse gas emission reduction or sequestration--and explores the issues involved in constructing an appropriate institutional framework.It examines the key economic, environmental, social and ethical impacts, and assesses the operational design of the flexibility mechanisms of joint implementation, including 'emissions trading'. It provides detailed case studies of energy sector investment in eastern European host countries with donor countries considered in northern Europe. This book will have a major impact on the contemporary debates on climate policy in the wake of the Kyoto Protocol.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 158mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781853837050
• ISBN-10: 1853837059
• Artikelnr.: 21236019

Autorenporträt

Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the School of Engineering in the Environment, University of Surrey. Katie Begg and Stuart Parkinson are Research Fellows at the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Beyond Joint Implementation: an Overview and Summary of the Argument
The Language of Flexibility: Operational Forms of Joint Implementation
Objectives of Joint Implementation: Towards a Multicriteria Evaluation Framework
The Baseline Question: Dealing with the Problem of Counterfactuality
Case Study Projects
Environmental ad Social Aspects of Joint Implementation: Methodologies and Case Study Results
Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis: Methodology and Case Study Results
Measures for Managing Flexibility: Dealing with Complexity and Uncertainty
Evaluating Joint Implementation Options: an Illustrative Analysis
Appendix 1: Analysis of Crediting Regimes
Notes
References
Index