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Labatt Sonia |
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Titolo |
Carbon finance [[electronic resource] ] : the financial implications of climate change / / Sonia Labatt, Rodney R. White |
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-16115-7 |
1-119-20213-2 |
1-280-82690-8 |
9786610826902 |
0-470-12994-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emissions trading |
Greenhouse gases - Economic aspects |
Environmental economics |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- The energy chain -- Regulated and energy-intensive sectors -- The physical impacts of climate change on the evolution of carbon finance -- Institutional investors and climate change -- Emissions trading in theory and practice -- Climate change and environmental security: individuals, communities, nations -- Adapting to adverse and severe weather -- Key players in the carbon markets / by Martin Whittaker -- Carbon finance: present status and future prospects -- Endnotes -- Web sites -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Praise for Carbon Finance ""A timely, objective, and informative analysis of the financial opportunities and challenges presented by climate change, including a thorough description of adaptive measures and insurance products for managing risk in a carbon constrained economy.""-James R. Evans, M. Eng. P. Geo., Senior Manager, |
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