The 1997 Kyoto Conference introduced emissions trading as a new policy instrument for climate protection. Bringing together scholars in the fields of economics, political science and law, this book provides a description, analysis and evaluation of different aspects of emissions trading as an...

Environmental policy over four decades : achievements and new directions / Michael E. Kraft and Norman J. Vig -- Racing to the top, the bottom, or the middle of the pack? The evolving state government role in environmental protection / Barry G. Rabe -- Past the tipping point? Public discourse...

Without participation of the United States, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, mitigation of global climate change seems hardly conceivable. Despite the U.S. rejection of the Kyoto Protocol and the reluctance of the Bush administration to engage in Post-Kyoto negotiations, recent...