Instruments for Climate Policy: Limited Versus Unlimited Flexibility (New Horizons in Environmental Economics) [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Johan Albrecht (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002 | ISBN-10: 1840647590 | ISBN-13: 978-1840647594 | Edition: illustrated edition

The Kyoto Protocol introduced international flexible mechanisms into climate policy and since then, the design and most effective use of flexible instruments have become key areas for climate policy research. This text focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is followed by chapters on economic efficiency and the use of flexible instruments as well as contributions to the debate on "when flexibility", on the arguments behind the EU ceilings proposal and on voluntary approaches to climate policy. One of the main conclusions reached with respect to proposals for limiting flexibility is the need to evaluate simultaneously their economic, ecological and international political consequences.

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About the Author

Johan Albrecht, Research Fellow, Center for Environmental Economics and Environmental Management and Lecturer, Environmental Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Ghent, Belgium

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; illustrated edition edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840647590
• ISBN-13: 978-1840647594
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,651,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)