LEADER 04159nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910453642203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-157149-0 010 $a0-19-161023-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001219506 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH21617974 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC737326 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL737326 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10485519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322266 035 $a(OCoLC)742333422 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001219506 100 $a20100201d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 200 04$aThe economics and politics of climate change$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Dieter Helm and Cameron Hepburn 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 538 p. ) $cill 300 $aOriginally published: 2009. 311 $a0-19-957328-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [478]-520) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Revisiting the economics of climate change -- pt. 2. The global players and agreements -- pt. 3. Low-carbon technologies -- pt. 4. National and international instruments -- pt. 5. Institutional architecture. 330 $aThe volume brings together leading climate change policy experts to set out the economic analysis and the nature of the negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and beyond. 330 $bThe international framework for a climate change agreement is up for review as the initial Kyoto period to 2012 comes to an end. Though there has been much enthusiasm from political and environmental groups, the underlying economics and politics remain highly controversial. This book takes a cool headed look at the critical roadblocks to agreement, examining the economics of climate change, the incentives of the main players (the US, EU, China) and examines the policies governments can put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately shift our economies onto a low-carbon path. The volume brings together leading climate change policy experts to set out the economic analysis and the nature of the negotiations at Copenhagen and beyond. In addition to reviewing the main issues discussed above, a number of the articles question the basis of much of the climate change consensus, and debate the Stern Report's main findings. The book is in four parts. Following an overview of the main issues, the first part is a reassessment of the economics of climate change. This is fundamental to the rest of the volume, and it contains new material which goes well beyond what might be called the new conventional wisdom. The second part looks at the geography of the costs and benefits of climate change - the very different perspectives of Africa, China, the US and Europe. These chapters provide a building block to considering the prospects for a new global agreement - the very different interests that will have to be reconciled at Copenhagen and beyond. The third part looks at policy instruments at the global level (whereas much of the literature to date is nationally and regionally based). Trading and R&D feature in the chapters, but so too do more radical unilateral options, including geo-engineering. Part four turns to the institutional architecture - drawing on evidence from previous attempts in other areas, as well as proposals for new bodies. 606 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects 606 $aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy 606 $aClimatic changes$xInternational cooperation 606 $aEnvironmental economics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aEnvironmental economics. 676 $a363.738/74 701 $aHelm$b Dieter$0121502 701 $aHepburn$b Cameron$f1976-$0855019 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453642203321 996 $aThe economics and politics of climate change$91909171 997 $aUNINA