Climate change in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on the future climate regime / / edited by Yasuko Kameyama ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454034303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : United Nations University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 92-808-7121-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KameyamaYasuko
• Disciplina: 551.695
• Soggetti: Climatic changes - Asia; Climatic changes - Government policy - Asia; Sustainable development - Environmental aspects - Asia; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I The imperatives of â€?â€?beyond 2012â€?â€?""; ""1 Introduction: Climate change and sustainable development in Asia""; ""Climate change: From science to politics""; ""The long-term insights of climate change""; ""Climate change and development: The policy nexus""; ""The research agenda""; ""Structure of the book""; ""Note""; ""2 Evolution of debates over the â€?â€?beyond 2012â€?â€? climate regime""; ""Introduction""; ""Evolution of debate: Three stages""; ""Conclusion""; ""3 The long-term challenge of climate change â€? Possible allocations for Japan and Asian countries in 2050""""Introduction""; ""International trends on mid-to long-term targets""; ""A policy support tool and scenario-planning approach in preparation for calculating country- based emission caps""; ""Four paradigms of international political change""; ""International political change scenarios and differentiation schemes""; ""Differentiating GHG emissions: Asian challenges for 2050""; ""Conclusion and further work""; ""Notes""; ""Part II Country studies on processes for â€?â€?beyond 2012â€?â€?""""4 Development and climate change policy-making process in Bangladesh""; ""Introduction""; ""Key features of Bangladesh""; ""Key characteristics of the policy-making process""; ""National climate ; change policy""; ""On â€?â€?beyond 2012â€?â€?""; ""5 China: Policy-making process on climate change""; ""Review of existing situation""; ""On process""; ""Note""; ""6 India: Sustainable development and climate change policy contexts""; ""Introduction""; ""Poverty reduction and sustainable development policies in India""; ""National climate policy: Conspicuous by its absence""""India and the post-2012 climate regime""; ""Climate change and sustainable development: Challenges and opportunities for India""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes""; ""7 Climate change policy-making process in Indonesia""; ""Country profile""; ""Indonesia and climate change""; ""Beyond 2012""; ""The way forward""; ""Note""; ""8 The â€?â€?beyond 2012â€?â€? debate in Japan""; ""Yasuko Kameyama""; ""National circumstances of Japan""; ""Sustainable development and poverty reduction: Japanâ€?s perspective""; ""Climate change and Japan: Greenhouse gas emissions trend and climate policy""""Japanâ€?s decision-making process in the past""; ""Current changes in Japanâ€?s decision-making process""; ""Future climate institutions: Debates at domestic level""; ""Future climate institutions: Japanâ€?s view at international level""; ""Conclusion: Towards the future""; ""9 The Republic of Korea: Growing awareness at the domestic level""; ""Sungin Na""; ""Introduction""; ""National circumstances: Review of socio- economic situation""; ""Sustainable development policies of Korea""; ""Climate change policies""; ""Climate regime beyond 2012""