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Dr. Reed's book is an excellent resource for all managers facing the challenges of meeting greenhouse gas emissions reductions induced by the Kyoto Protocol. He walks you through how and why Kyoto came into force and what must be done to meet its complicated regulations. --Scott D. Storment, Senior Officer, North American Development Bank, San Antonio
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IPPY National Gold Award Winner, Book of the Year by Independent Publisher. US Senator Pete Domenici writes: "Professor Reed has superbly assessed the complicated mechanisms of the Kyoto Treaty, dealing with global warming, whether you are an investor in 'carbon trading' or an interested citizen, you will learn how the Kyoto Treaty can shape international economics and individual responses to this important issue of our time." Precious Air is the definitve study of global warming's affect on global economics, public policy, and commodities finance. Here is the story of the UN struggles that produced the Kyoto Protocol and the new emissions trading industry. "Precious Air" will prepare you to discuss the internationsl community's response to the emerging scientific initiatives to control global warming induced by greenhouse gases. If you want to know what the quiet revolution brought by the Kyoto Protocol has done to the world economy, or to evaluate the possibility of slowing global warming through capping emissions from 12,000 enterprises in the Annex 1 countries, or to know how the UN works, this study by an active participant in the United Nations in the critical years immediately following the Kyoto conference is a must.
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