Pollution & Hazardous Waste Policies, General & Miscellaneous Environmental Policies, Environmental Conservation & Protection - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
This timely book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of emissions trading including the lessons learnt, the problems faced and the prospects for its extended use. It includes case studies of trading schemes in the USA and Europe, and studies of international trading under the European acid rain regime. Problems of practical implementation, especially institutional feasibility and political acceptability, are given particular attention. The prospects for the international trading of greenhouse gases following the Kyoto Protocol are assessed, together with the potential conflict between emissions trading and established regulatory traditions. Pollution for Sale will be of great interest to policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students of environmental policy.Editorials
Booknews
A broad overview of the controversial theory and practice of trading emissions, its history, lessons learned, problems faced, and the prospects for its extended use. The 19 papers are from an April 1997 workshop in Sussex, England, that is, before emission trading was established as a central feature to control climate change by being included in the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997, though some have been updated as necessary. They cover the US experience, introducing the practice in Europe, trading and national regulatory traditions, scoping studies of water and waste, international sulphur trading, and international carbon trading. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)Book Details
Published
January 28, 1999
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Pages
390
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781840640106