In the wake of the Copenhagen Conference and the outstanding issue of shaping climate change mitigation for the period beyond that covered by the Kyoto protocol, this paper puts into context the various economic instruments available fot tackling climate change, and highlights the emergence, as...

This article describes the theoretical basis and real-life application of the two main types of instruments – regulatory and economic – used in environmental protection policy, and in particular, in climate change policy. It outlines the context and issues at stake in the choice of...

Les politiques de lutte contre les rejets de polluants combinent deux types d’instruments principaux : réglementaire et économique. Le premier est le plus couramment utilisé par les gouvernements, notamment sous forme de normes fixant des limites d’émissions par unité produite ou...