Handbook of carbon offset programs : trading systems, funds, protocols and standards / / Anja Kollmuss. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/746
• Soggetto topico: Carbon offsetting; Emissions trading
• Altri autori: KollmussAnja
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Handbook of Carbon Offset ProgramsTrading Systems, Funds, Protocols and Standards; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to Carbon Offsetting; What role can carbon offsets play in meeting this profound challenge?; The challenge for policy makers is clear: To design offset programs and policies that can maximize their potential benefits while minimizing their potential risks ; Analysis of experience with current offset markets and standards can offer important insights and lessons for participants and designers of offset programsRecent trends; 2 A Comparison of Offset programs; General features of offset programs; Market size and scope; Offset project eligibility; Additionality and quantification procedures; Program administration and authority; 3 International Offset Mechanisms; Clean Development Mechanism; Joint Implementation; 4 Offset Features of Cap-and-Trade Systems; European Union Emission Trading System; Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ; Western Climate InitiativeMidwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord; Canada's Offset System for Greenhouse Gases; Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme; Chicago Climate Exchange; 5 Offset Features of Other GHG Reduction Programs; Alberta-Based Offset Credit System; State Power Plant Rules of Oregon, Washington and Massachusetts; British Columbia Emission Offsets Regulation; EPA Climate Leaders; 6 Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocols ; The World Business Council for Sustainable Development/ World Resources Institute (WBCSD/WRI) Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project AccountingThe International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 14064 Part 2; 7 Voluntary Offset Standards; Climate Action Reserve; Gold Standard; Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007; VER+ (VERplus); American Carbon Registry; Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards; Plan Vivo; Social Carbon Methodology; Green-e Climate Protocol for Renewable Energy; Green-e Climate Program; 8 Carbon Offset Funds; World Bank Carbon Finance; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach. Offset programs can reduce the overall cost of achieving a given emission goal by enabling emission reductions to occur where costs are lower. Offsets have the potential to deliver sustainability co-benefits, through technology development and transfer. They can also develop human and institutional capacity for reducing emissions in sectors and locations not included in a cap and trade or a mandatory government policy. However, offsets can pose a risk to the environmental in
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of carbon offset programs
• ISBN: 1-136-54257-4; 1-136-54258-2; 1-282-61739-7; 9786612617393; 1-84977-493-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792598403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II