The inclusion of joint implementation (JI) in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as a climate policy instrument is deemed a breakthrough for international cooperation on climate actions. It may provide a good opportunity for cooperation between industrialized and...

This article gives an assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of a variety of economic modelling approaches commonly used for cost estimates of limiting carbon emissions. The approaches discussed include the ad hoc approach, dynamic optimization approach, input-output approach,...

Introduction -- I Sustainability Economics and Resources -- II International Analysis -- III Rebound Effects in Economics -- IV Modelling the Use of Resources in Economies -- V Outlook on Sustainable Resource Management

At first glance, climate change is an environmental issue. However, combating global climate change requires fundamental changes in the ways energy is used and produced. Given that energy is a prerequisite input to fuel economic growth and the necessity of all human beings, therefore, climate...