Helm, Dieter Robin 1956- editor text bibliography enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2005 monographic eng

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xii, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 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 edited by Dieter Helm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-380) and index. Climatic changes Government policy Cambios climáticos Política gubernamental Environmental economics Economía ambiental Natural resources Law and legislation Recursos naturales Legislación Legislación sobre recursos naturales Greenhouse gas mitigation Mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero Carbon taxes Impuesto sobre el carbono QC 981.8 C639 2005 363.738/747 0199281459 0199281467 (pbk.) 9780199281459 9780199281466 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005299880-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005299880-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2005299880-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005299880-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005299880-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2005299880-b.html EQO 050907 20230410132756.0 spa