The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
Policies and Options for Global Action beyond 2012
Business & Finance, Economics, Sustainable Development
| Author: | Collective | ISBN: | 9789264073616 |
| Publisher: | OECD | Publication: | September 18, 2009 |
| Imprint: | OECD | Language: | English |
| Author: | Collective |
| ISBN: | 9789264073616 |
| Publisher: | OECD |
| Publication: | September 18, 2009 |
| Imprint: | OECD |
| Language: | English |
Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost. Through quantitative analysis, it addresses key climate policy issues including: an ideal set of climate policy tools; the size of the economic and environmental costs of incomplete country or sector coverage of climate change mitigation policies; how to concretely develop a global carbon market; the case for, and what can we reasonably expect from, R&D and technology support policies; and the incentives for major emitting countries to join a climate change mitigation agreement.
Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost. Through quantitative analysis, it addresses key climate policy issues including: an ideal set of climate policy tools; the size of the economic and environmental costs of incomplete country or sector coverage of climate change mitigation policies; how to concretely develop a global carbon market; the case for, and what can we reasonably expect from, R&D and technology support policies; and the incentives for major emitting countries to join a climate change mitigation agreement.
