Climate Change and Forests: Emerging Policy and Market Opportunities
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081578192X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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An absolute must for any environmental discussion and for community and college library environmental collections Midwest Book Review Could the ultimate and most effective weapon against global warming be smart business? "Climate Change and Forests: Emerging Policy and Market Opportunities" is a collection of essays focusing on environmental policies after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Looking at land use and calling upon the minds of many writers to put forth their ideas and experiences into a brain trust that readers can read over and have much to think about themselves. With a partially optimistic yet wholly realistic approach to environmental conserv
Previously she spent five years with the World Bank.Robert O'Sullivan heads Climate Focus's North America office. Charlotte Streck is a founding partner and director of Climate Focus B.V., a Rotterdam-based consultancy on the international carbon market. He previously worked in the World Bank's Legal Department.Toby Janson-Smith is senior director, Forest Carbon Markets, with Conservation Inte
" Climate Change and Forests is a timely summary of emerging policy and opportunities related to forestry-based carbon markets. Recommended." — CHOICE" Climate Change and Forests provides a helpful overview of the history of the agriculture, forestry and other land-use sector in international negotiations, a description and analysis of current policy. Carolyn Peach Brown, Climate Policy"The book is a valuable and well-structured reference manual and contains a wealth of up-to-date information that will provide useful for both an academic and non-academic audience." —Tobias Plieninger, Ecological Economics"In a post-Kyoto context, Climate Change and Forests fills an important niche in the literature on global warming and its alleviation. This book is a helpful contribution to the
The expiration of the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period in 2012 presents an opportunity for the international community to put this sector back on the agenda.In this timely, wide-ranging volume, an international team of experts explain the links between climate change and forests, highlighting the potential utility of this sector within emerging climate policy frameworks and carbon markets. They discuss sequestration rights in Chile, carbon offset programs in Australia and New Zealand, and emerging policy incentives at all levels of the U.S. The global climate change problem has finally entered the world's consciousness. While efforts to find a solution have increased momentum, international