Friday, 9 October 2009



Authors: Arnaud Brohé, Nick Eyre and Nicholas Howarth

"A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding the opportunities offered by regulated and voluntary carbon markets for tackling climate change. Coverage includes: An overview of the problem of climate change, with a concise review of the most recent scientific evidence in different fields; A highly accessible introduction to the economic theory and different constitutive elements of a carbon allowances market; Explanation of the Kyoto Protocol and its flexibility mechanisms; Explanation of how the EU Emissions Trading Scheme works in practice; Ongoing developments in regulated carbon markets in the US; Up-to-the-minute coverage of regulated carbon markets in Australia; Developments in New Zealand and Japan [and] Carbon offsetting and voluntary carbon markets." - cover.

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