Deforestation and greenhouse gases [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Tawil Natalie
• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.] : , : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, , [2012]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 21 pages) : color illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Deforestation - Environmental aspects; Deforestation - Economic aspects; Greenhouse gases - Economic aspects; Climatic changes; Climatic changes - Economic aspects; Global warming; Global warming - Economic aspects; Climatology - Social aspects; Weather - Social aspects; Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 6, 2012).; "[W]ritten by Natalie Tawil of CBO's Microeconomic Studies Division"--Preface.; "January 2012."; "Pub. No. 4216."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Summary -- Implications of Deforestation for Climate Change -- Current Locations and Causes of Deforestation -- Forests and Cost-Effective Reductions in Greenhouse Gases -- Cost-Effectiveness of Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Uncertainty About the Cost-Effectiveness of Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Challenges in Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Measuring Changes in Carbon Storage -- Structuring Incentives to Reduce Forest-Based Emissions -- Improving Governance in Developing Countries -- Policy Approaches for Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Assistance to Governments -- Markets for Reductions in Forest-Based GHG Emissions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Implications of Deforestation for Climate Change -- Current Locations and Causes of Deforestation -- Forests and Cost-Effective Reductions in Greenhouse Gases -- Cost-Effectiveness of Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Uncertainty About the Cost-Effectiveness of Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Challenges in Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Measuring Changes in Carbon Storage -- Structuring Incentives to Reduce Forest-Based Emissions -- Improving Governance in Developing Countries -- Policy Approaches for Reducing Forest-Based Emissions -- Markets for Reductions in Forest-Based GHG Emissions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Deforestation and greenhouse gases
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910703202003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II