Climate-change policy / 
 Climate change policy 
edited by Dieter Helm. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 399 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-380) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction ; 2. Climate change policy: a survey ; 3. Uncertainty and climate change policy ; THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON ; 4. The social cost of carbon ; 5. Climate change policy ; 6. Climate change costs ; TRADABLE PERMITS AND CARBON TAXES ; 7. The tradable permits approach to protecting the commons ; 8. Carbon trading in the policy mix ; 9. Fiscal interactions and the case for carbon taxes over grandfathered carbon permits ; INTERVENTIONS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL ; 10. Renewables, technical progress and innovation ; 11. Energy efficiency: the evidence ; KYOTO AND AFTER ; 12. Will Kyoto work? ; 13. Alternatives to Kyoto ; 14. After Kyoto: what to do next ; INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN ; 15. Credible carbon taxes ; 16. The IPCC: its role and influence ; 17. Whither climate-change policy? ; 18. Integrated assessment models 
<br/><br/> The threat posed by climate change has not yet been matched by international agreements and economic policies that can deliver sharp reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. This volume provides an overview of the economics of climate change, the policy options, and the scope for making significant carbon reductions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0199281459 0199281467 (pbk.) 9780199281459 9780199281466 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Climatic changes--Government policy.<br/>Cambios climáticos --Política gubernamental <br/>Environmental economics.<br/>Economía ambiental<br/>Natural resources--Law and legislation.<br/>Recursos naturales --Legislación<br/>Legislación sobre recursos naturales <br/>Greenhouse gas mitigation.<br/>Mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero <br/>Carbon taxes.<br/>Impuesto sobre el carbono
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC 981.8  / C639 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.738/747