Climate change is an increasing concern across the world. In 1997, a number of countries, including most OECD countries, agreed the Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for future emissions of greenhouse gases that drive climate change. But the Kyoto Protocol left many decisions to be made, and...

Vom 18. bis 20. November 1996 fand in Nischny Novgorod ein Workshop zur Finanzierung von Umweltprojekten statt. Im Vordergrund stand dabei die Entwicklung von staatlichen Umweltprojekten sowie die Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen. Die Industrie soll dazu angehalten werden, auf umweltfreundliche...

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...