We study the United Nations Organization's Kyoto Protocol nations to address two questions. First of all, what are the environmental production efficiency rankings of these nations? Secondly, is there a relationship between a nation's ratification status and its environmental production...

Der Klimawandel erfordert nicht nur Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von klimawirksamen Gasen, sondern auch zur Anpassung an bereits entstandene Schäden. Dabei kann sowohl die Bereitstellung von Anpassung als auch von Vermeidung ineffizient sein. Zudem beeinflussen sich die beiden Maßnahmenpakete...

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Alberta’s challenge to the constitutionality of the federal government’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Writing for a majority of three judges, Chief Justice Catherine...

The necessity for extensive historical data, variables, and weight determination still presents challenges and complexity, notwithstanding the growth in research on socio-ecological vulnerability to climate change. In order to fill in these gaps, this study uses China’s Fujian Province as a...

Canadian universities are world renowned for their leadership in research and education. Many Canadian universities undertake research efforts and teach students about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. Most have also embraced a transition to lower the carbon footprint...

This book provides an assessment of the megatrends that are reshaping the emerging markets landscape. With developing countries already accounting for 40% of world GDP, emerging markets consumption growth will be an increasingly important growth engine for the world economy over the next two...