04840nam 2200613 a 450 991045403430332120200520144314.092-808-7121-8(CKB)1000000000755378(EBL)3039601(SSID)ssj0000123402(PQKBManifestationID)11138772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123402(PQKBWorkID)10007846(PQKB)10140206(MiAaPQ)EBC3039601(Au-PeEL)EBL3039601(CaPaEBR)ebr10338598(OCoLC)367689790(EXLCZ)99100000000075537820080410d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClimate change in Asia[electronic resource] perspectives on the future climate regime /edited by Yasuko Kameyama ... [et al.]New York United Nations University Pressc20081 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-808-1152-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I The imperatives of ��beyond 2012��""; ""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 ��beyond 2012�� climate regime""; ""Introduction""; ""Evolution of debate: Three stages""; ""Conclusion""""3 The long-term challenge of climate change � 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 ��beyond 2012��""""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 ��beyond 2012��""; ""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 ��beyond 2012�� debate in Japan""; ""Yasuko Kameyama""; ""National circumstances of Japan""; ""Sustainable development and poverty reduction: Japan�s perspective""""Climate change and Japan: Greenhouse gas emissions trend and climate policy""""Japan�s decision-making process in the past""; ""Current changes in Japan�s decision-making process""; ""Future climate institutions: Debates at domestic level""; ""Future climate institutions: Japan�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""Climatic changesAsiaClimatic changesGovernment policyAsiaSustainable developmentEnvironmental aspectsAsiaElectronic books.Climatic changesClimatic changesGovernment policySustainable developmentEnvironmental aspects551.695Kameyama Yasuko942122MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454034303321Climate change in Asia2125761UNINA