Issues surrounding Annex I trading - the trading of greenhouse gas emissions among industrialized countries under the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change - comprise the central theme of this collection, which offers an integrated discussion of the practical, economic and...

Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...

Invasive species are one of the main reasons for the loss of biodiversity. Therefore, national strategies are developed to deal with biological invasions. Economic evaluation as a tool of policy advice has to take into account three challenges: (1) reflecting ecological knowledge, which is...

On 23 October 2001 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive for trade in greenhouse gas emissions. Following the US experience of emissions trading systems, this marks the first large-scale attempt to deploy this instrument of environmental policy in Europe. The proposal places...

Die Klimagipfel scheinen unter einem denkbar schlechten Stern zu stehen. Nachdem sich kürzlich die USA mit ihrem neuen Präsidenten überraschend von den getroffenen Vereinbarungen (Kyoto) verabschiedet haben, ist ungewiss, wie es im Juni 2001 in Bonn international weitergehen soll. Die...

World agricultural resources will be altered by climate change which will require both public and private actions. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise flooding and drought. Rising sea levels will increase salinity...

Der Klimawandel stellt die Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft vor grosse Herausforderungen. Besonders anfällig für Veränderungen ist dieser Wirtschaftssektor wegen seiner Abhängigkeit von den natürlichen Standortfaktoren Klima, Wasser und Boden. Zugleich lassen sich Massnahmen zum Klimaschutz...

"A bold case for massive population growth in the name of national greatness--from Vox co-founder and host of "The Weeds" podcast Matt Yglesias. America is in decline. Fewer children are born each year due to financial pressure. Thousands flee our iconic cities with their housing shortages and...