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UNINA9911018883503321 |
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Autore |
Labatt Sonia |
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Carbon finance : 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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9786610826902 |
9781118161159 |
1118161157 |
9781119202134 |
1119202132 |
9781280826900 |
1280826908 |
9780470129944 |
0470129948 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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, Environmental Risk Management, RBC Financial Group ""Climate change will have enormous financial implications in the years to come. How businesses and investors respond to the risks and opportunities from this issue will have an enormous rippling eff |
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