Goals and Economic Instruments for the Achievement of Global Warming Mitigation in Europe: Proceedings of the Eu Advanced Study Course Held in Berlin,

ISBN-13: 9789401059879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 466 str.

Jurgen Hacker; Arthur Pelchen

Opis

Climate change poses important challenges to research and policy. Within three decades, an issue that was initially confined to the attention of a few scientists became the topic of large-scale research programmes, national and European policies and an international Convention. While significant uncertainties remain on the timing and scale of the changes to be expected and of their impacts, an appreci ation emerged of the high ecological, economic, political and social stakes involved and lead to governmental, business and citizens' initiatives. After focusing on the understanding of climate processes and the possible impacts of climate change on ecosystems, European research - and international research more generally - started addressing also the social, economic and policy causes of and responses to climate change. In the meantime, local, national and European measures started being developed to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, a European target was agreed to achieve the stabilization of carbon dioxide by 2000 at the levels of 1990, the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) was adopted and was followed by its Kyoto Protocol."

Spis treści

Section I. State of Scientific Knowledge in Climate Change. Section II. From Scientific Results to the Political Agenda. Section III. Political and Economical Instruments - An Overview. Introduction. Voluntary Approaches. Taxes. Joint Implementation. Section IV. Tradeable Emission Permits. A Practicable Example: Tradeable Emission Permits for SO2. Design of a CO2 Emission System. Perspective of a CO2 Emission System. Emission Quota Trade - A Simulation Experiment. Section V. Comparison of Instruments and Summary.