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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811348503321

Autore

Fickling Meera

Titolo

NAFTA and climate change [[electronic resource] /] / Meera Fickling & Jeffrey J. Schott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011

ISBN

1-283-31967-5

9786613319678

0-88132-608-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchottJeffrey J. <1949->

Disciplina

363.738/746097

Soggetti

Free trade - Environmental aspects - North America

Free trade - Government policy - North America

Greenhouse gas mitigation - Economic aspects - North America

Environmental policy - North America

Climatic changes - Government policy - North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ch 1. Introduction -- The NAFTA Experience with Climate Change Issues -- Implications for NAFTA of Climate Change Policies -- Common North American Interests -- Plan of the Book -- Ch 2. United States -- Distribution of GHG Emissions -- State Initiatives -- Federal Climate Change Action -- EPA Approaches -- Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency -- Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix 2A Cap-and-Trade -- Ch 3. Canada -- Federal Policy -- Provinces: Independent Actors -- Interregional Harmonization Issues -- Canadian Policy and US Legislation -- The Oil Sands -- Summary and Conclusion -- Ch 4. Mexico -- Accomplishments to Date -- Near-Term Challenges -- Can NAFTA Help Achieve Mexico's Carbon Reduction Goals? -- Conclusion -- Appendix 4A General Climate Change Law -- Ch 5. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Role of Multilateral Negotiations -- Role of North America -- Policy Recommendations -- Summing Up -- References -- Acronyms -- Index.