Democracy and natural resources -- Theoretical foundation of decentralization's potential environmental benefits -- Local accountability - institutional choices in practice -- Responsiveness of local institutions - power and capacity -- Lessons learned -- Recommendations -- Annex A: WRI research...

Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost. Through quantitative analysis, it addresses key climate policy issues including: an ideal set of climate policy tools; the size of the...