| Climate Trading: Development of Greenhouse Gas Markets 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Stowell, D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403916160 ISBN-13: 9781403916167 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: "Climate Trading" covers issues related to greenhouse gas emissions trading markets, including the events that lead up to the adoption of the Kyoto protocol, the development of the market-based mechanisms under the Protocol, and the emerging domestic and international emissions trading and carbon credits markets. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the complex and evolving issues surrounding these markets. As governments begin the process of implementation of domestic regulation in order to meet international requirements, it will be crucial for capital markets practitioners to understand the implications and options associated with emissions trading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - General |
| Dewey: 333.921 |
| LCCN: 2004056537 |
| Series: Finance and Capital Markets |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.07 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Climate Trading provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging greenhouse gas emissions trading markets. The book covers events in the UN climate negotiations and the development of the international emissions trading system under the Kyoto Protocol. The key focus of the book is the emerging domestic and international emissions trading schemes, project based trading programmes, and the developing greenhouse gas markets. As governments implement regulations to meet domestic and international greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, it is crucial for capital market practitioners and industry to understand risks and opportunities posed by these regulations. The book offers the reader insight into the climate change problem, the concept of emissions trading, design of emerging trading schemes and the practical functioning of the greenhouse gas markets. |