Author : Nicole Gonzales
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)
Book Synopsis The Impact of the Inclusion of Aviation Into the EU ETS on the Caribbean Island States by : Nicole Gonzales
Download or read book The Impact of the Inclusion of Aviation Into the EU ETS on the Caribbean Island States written by Nicole Gonzales and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In its attempt to further mitigate global climate change, the European Union recently included aviation activity into its carbon emissions trading scheme (the 'EU ETS'). This thesis examines the impact of the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS on Caribbean island states and, additionally, offers recommendation on how these Caribbean island states can deal with the issues that are expected to arise from the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS. By firstly determining the deficiencies in the EU ETS relevant to Caribbean island states as compared to the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol and, secondly, analyzing the legal and economic impact of the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS on both airlines worldwide as well as Caribbean island states, this thesis finds that there is great uncertainty in the airline industry on the impact of the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS. Nevertheless, the current EU ETS regime was not anticipated to have a significantly detrimental impact on the Caribbean economy. However, any reduction in the numbers of tourist arrivals and expenditures is economically disadvantageous to the Caribbean island states. Therefore, Caribbean island states should create a stronger and more independent position for themselves within the global climate change framework of the UNFCCC by having all 31 Caribbean island states become party to the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol and by working together to create a regional Caribbean ETS." --