Economists argue that such market-based policy instruments as environmental taxes and emission trading systems are the best way to target the negative effects of pollution. Yet there is no agreement about whether the use of these instruments is sufficient, whether they are deployed efficiently,...

Machine generated contents note: Part I The Approaching Summit -- 1 Introduction to the Way Down -- 2 The Present Condition -- 3 Intellectual Views of the Future -- Part II System Principles -- 4 The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems -- 5 Pulsing and the Growth Cycle -- 6 Real Wealth...

"This book examines the economic and political aspects of green trading and energy use from a global perspective. It also highlights the issues related to carbon trading, carbon credit, diplomatic conflicts in implementing environmental policies, energy use and energy efficiency, and the impact...