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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming
Hunt, Colin - 2009
practical examples of forestry's role in climate change mitigation in both developed and tropical developing countries. Chapters … analysis. He also discusses the potential for forestry in climate change policy in the United States and other countries where … and lays bare the complexity of forestry markets. A review of the workings of carbon markets, based both on the Kyoto …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850957
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Distributional impacts of climate change and disasters : concepts and cases
Ruth, Matthias (ed.); Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (ed.) - 2009
Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851340
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Environmental taxation and climate change : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy
Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011
environmental taxation scholars from around the world, this timely volume covers a range of hotly debated subjects including carbon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851949
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International handbook of energy security
Dyer, Hugh (contributor); Trombetta, Maria Julia (contributor) - 2013
pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Energy security issues -- pt. III. Security of energy supply -- pt. IV. Security of energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human security -- pt. VII. Conclusions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420128
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Heat, power and light : revolutions in energy services
Fouquet, Roger - 2008
What happens when a radically-new fuel or technology transforms the energy system? How does the energy system evolve at different stages of economic development? What are the implications for people's lives and their environment? Building on an award-winning article, in this exciting book Roger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474009
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Achieving a sustainable global energy system : identifying possibilities using long-term energy scenarios
Zhu, Bing; Totschnig, Gerhard; Schrattenholzer, Leo; … - 2004
Sustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851891
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A modern guide to energy economics
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad (ed.); Rasoulinezhad, Ehsan (ed.);  … - 2024
"With a sharp focus on sustainability, this book offers a nuanced understanding of the intricate interplay between economics and the evolving energy landscape. Editors Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad and Naoyuki Yoshino bring together a diverse range of authors to address emerging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015072976
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Sustainable forest management and global climate change : selected case studies from the Americas
Dore, Mohammed H. I. (contributor) - 2000
that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world may be harvested judiciously and sustainably. The authors argue …pt. 1. Biophysical aspects of forestry and carbon management -- pt. 2. The economic valuation of forests : boreal and … tropical case studies -- pt. 3. Forest policy : case studies from North, Central and South America …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850766
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Handbook on the economics of renewable energy
Río, Pablo del (ed.); Ragwitz, Mario (ed.) - 2023
"Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322919
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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 analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850794