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Titolo: | 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 | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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.: | 9910458894703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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