Quality enhancement in voluntary carbon markets [[electronic resource] ] : opening up for mainstream / / Kathleen Leonard

• Autore: Leonard Kathleen
• Pubblicazione: Hamburg [Germany], : Diplomica Verlag, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Disciplina: 380.973
• Soggetto topico: Carbon offsetting; Emissions trading; Carbon dioxide mitigation
• Note generali: Cover title.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Quality Enhancement in Voluntary Carbon Markets; Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Table of Boxes; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; 1 An Overview of Existing Carbon Markets; 2 Along the Supply Chain of Carbon Offsetting - Market Players; 3 Instruments for Quality Enhancement; 4 Evaluation of Quality Instruments and Perspectives; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: HauptbeschreibungClimate change is the major challenge of the 21st century. In order to mitigate global warming, atmospheric carbon dioxide has to be reduced dramatically. Via instruments designed by the soon expiring Kyoto Protocol and different other measures, the international community aims to realise this carbon reduction. Experts speak of carbon markets. Where companies, organisations and individuals are seeking to neutralise their carbon footprints, financial actors are making enormous profits. But whom does this market really serve? Economy, environment or both?This stud
• Titolo autorizzato: Quality enhancement in voluntary carbon markets
• ISBN: 3-8366-2857-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785656403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II