Policing carbon markets
Carbon markets have emerged in recent decades as one of the most important tools for curbing industrial greenhouse gas emissions, but they present a number of novel enforcement challenges when compared
Cap And Trade
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India and climate change mitigation
This paper outlines the criteria that a global mitigation agreement would need to satisfy and explains the importance of cap-and-trade as the keystone of that agreement. It underscores the inescapability of ethics in determining the fair distribution of the costs of mitigation and argues that there is a strong moral case for all or most of the global costs being borne by the ACs.
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Climate finance: regulatory and funding strategies for climate change and global development
Preventing risks of severe damage from climate change not only requires deep cuts in developed country greenhouse gas emissions, but enormous amounts of public and private investment to limit emissions while promoting green growth in developing countries.
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Pledges and actions: a scenario analysis of mitigation costs and carbon market impacts for developed and developing countries
This report explores the implications of different possible scenarios on the outcomes of the current climate negotiations.
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China, the United States, and the climate change challenge
This report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China, outlining the major advances made in implementing effective energy efficiency programs in the past several years. These include targeted programs for both large and small enterprises, specific goals for government officials,
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In climate politics, follow the money
Any policy that limits supply of fossil fuels must raise their price. The economic logic binding price to scarcity holds true, regardless of the cause of scarcity. When OPEC wants to increase the price of oil, it cuts production.
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EU To Propose Climate Action On Planes, Ships
Aviation and shipping should cut their respective carbon dioxide emissions to 10 and 20 percent below 2005 levels over the next decade, the European Union is likely to propose at global climate talks this week.
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Trade measures in climate change policies: compatibility with WTO and UNFCCC
This monograph takes a critical look at the US Clean Energy and Security Act 2009, known as the Waxman Markey Climate Change Bill that sets forth
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Agenda eclipsed by global warming
At the Group of 20 summit in April, climate change merited barely a passing reference - it was the 28th out of 29 points listed in the final communiqu
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Carbon Fund Assets Up 25 Percent To $16 Billion In 2009
Carbon fund assets have grown by a quarter to $16.1 billion since last year, despite several funds having failed due to the economic downturn, research by Environmental Finance Publications showed on Thursday. The growth of carbon fund assets has slowed compared to the previous year, when they swelled by 65 percent to $13 billion.
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Shippers Back Cap And Trade Scheme To Cut CO2
A global trading scheme is the most effective means of cutting carbon emissions in the shipping sector, five shipping industry associations said in a study on Wednesday. Shipping and aviation are the only industry sectors not regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions by rich countries from 2008-12.