Carbon Markets

<p>Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award.</p> <p>This book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding the opportunities offered by regulated and voluntary carbon markets for tackling climate change. Coverage includes:</p> <p>- An overview of the problem of climate change with a concise review of the most recent scientific evidence in different fields <br>- A highly accessible introduction to the economic theory and different constitutive elements of a carbon allowances market <br>- Explanation of the Kyoto Protocol and its flexibility mechanisms <br>- Explanation of how the EU Emissions Trading Scheme works in practice <br>- Ongoing developments in regulated carbon markets in the US <br>- Up-to-the-minute coverage of regulated carbon markets in Australia <br>- Developments in New Zealand and Japan <br>- Carbon offsetting and voluntary carbon markets.</p> <p>Combining theoretical aspects with practical applications this book is for business leaders financiers carbon traders lawyers bankers researchers policy makers and anyone interested in market mechanisms to mitigate climate change.</p> <p>The carbon emissions resulting from the production of this book have been calculated reduced and offset to render the bookcarbon neutral.</p> <p>Published with CO2 Neutral</p>