Author : M.A. Ridley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940115256X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Book Synopsis Lowering the Cost of Emission Reduction: Joint Implementation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change by : M.A. Ridley
Download or read book Lowering the Cost of Emission Reduction: Joint Implementation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change written by M.A. Ridley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lowering the Cost of Emission Reduction by Dr Michael Ridley investigates a novel way to reduce the cost of carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide emission reduction. This book asks whether allowing countries to substitute emission reduction undertaken abroad in lieu of emission reduction at home will reduce the cost of emission reduction and allow more rapid and acute falls in pollution. Analysing US Department of Energy data on US emission reduction projects undertaken in Eastern Europe and Central America, this book explains differences in the cost of emission reduction by method and by country. The book sets out the conditions that would allow a joint implementation system to evolve into a full-blown tradable permits system. Political and practical objections to joint implementation are aired and addressed. This book is targeted at the environmental policy community, government officials, academics, the NGO community, economists and financiers, members of large corporations and museum educators everywhere.