The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. This book examines two issues that are at the center of the public discussion on biodiversity. It...

This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources...

1 Introduction -- 2 The World Trade Organization and Climate Change -- 3 Environmental Goods and Services: WTO -- 4 Multilateral Environment Agreements and Trad Policies -- 5 Pragmatic Next Steps -- References

Introduction -- Real, Monetary and Fiscal Integration in the European Union: A Prototype Model of European Integration - The Case of Austria -- Trade Agreements and Regional Disparities -- Strategic Macroeconomic Policies in a Monetary Union -- Determinants of Maximum Sustainable Government Debt...

Introduction -- The Climate Change Negotiations - The Value of Context and Modeled Experience -- Understanding the Conflictual Relations in the Global Climate Talks -- Strategic Facilitation of Global Climate Negotiations - Opportunities and Intervention -- Conclusion.

This open access book analyzes and seeks to consolidate the use of robust quantitative tools and qualitative methods for the design and assessment of energy and climate policies. In particular, it examines energy and climate policy performance and associated risks, as well as public acceptance...

Introduction -- Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change -- Lean Production Philosophy -- The Precast Concrete Industry -- Modelling the Lean Production Philosophy -- Research Design and Methodology -- Applications in Precast Concrete Factories -- Case study of a Precast Concrete...

Novel pathway of regional economy development -- Pedigree of model technologies -- Greenhouse gas control -- Ecological capacity evaluation -- Regional economic prediction -- Energy structure optimization -- Land resource utilization -- Industrial structure adjustment -- Low carbon industrial...

This book explores the opportunities and barriers within the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) framework of the Paris Agreement for low-carbon technology diffusion. Further, it proposes appropriate and feasible mechanisms required at local, national and regional levels to...

Climate change and its implications for consumers and policymakers, have been discussed extensively. Adrian Renner provides a unique perspective on how stockholders react if companies move towards a carbon-conscious future. A multi-country event study approach was used to analyze stock market...