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Economic modelling of climate change and energy policies

Miguel, Carlos de (ed.); Labandeira Villot, Xavier (ed.); … - Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics - 2006

Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...

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Environmental taxation in China and Asia-Pacific : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy

Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011

Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and … policy in China, environmental fiscal reform, carbon tax policy in northeast Asia and environmental taxation strategies in … China, Asia and Australia, as well as many other relevant topics …

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the …

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Economic instruments of pollution control in an imperfect world : theory and implications for carbon dioxide emissions control in China

Jiang, Tingsong - 2003

In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as … well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general … analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is followed by the application of these in CO2 emission control. The …

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Trade and environment : theory and policy in the context of EU enlargement and transition economic

Maxwell, John W. (contributor); Reuveny, Rafael (contributor) - 2005

The debate about how best to manage the interplay between trade, industrialization and the impacts of both on the global environment continues to rage, particularly in the context of the introduction and ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. This book deals with a number of important issues...

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Managing pollution : economic valuation and environmental toxicology

Spash, Clive L. (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2001

1. Evaluating the impacts of pollution : an introduction and overview -- 2. Environmental toxicology and health risk … assessment in the United States : economic and policy issues -- 3. Calculating morbidity benefits from reducing air pollution : a … Spanish case study -- 4. Air pollution and agricultural crop damage : can Europe learn from the United States? -- 5. Monetary …

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Governing the environment : salient institutional issues

Breton, Albert (contributor) - 2009

This book examines how different countries define and address environmental issues, specifically in relation to intergovernmental relations: the creation of institutions, the assignment of powers, and the success of alternative solutions. It also investigates whether a systemic view of the...

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Joint production and responsibility in ecological economics : on the foundations of environmental policy

Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2006

This groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at how environmental problems emerge from economic activity and how they may be addressed in a responsible and sustainable manner. At its centre is the concept of joint production. This captures the phenomenon whereby several effects necessarily emerge...

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Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice

Alberini, Anna (contributor); … - 2006

In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational...

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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO

Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor); … - 2001

One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...

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