Présentation du système européen d'échange de quotas de CO2 établi à compter de 2003. Les auteurs montrent ensuite comment s'est faite sa mise en place et dressent un bilan de sa première période de fonctionnement (2005-2007). L'analyse globale de ce système permet de comprendre...

China faces significant challenges in reconciling food security goals with the objective of becoming a low-carbon economy. Agriculture accounts for approximately 11 % of China’s national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with cereal production representing a large proportion (about 32 %) of...

In the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the German federal government decided to temporarily halt the operation of the country’s eight oldest energy-producing nuclear reactors. This was accompanied by a cabinet proposal to phase out...