| Description |
xx, 164 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Big Picture. Market theory; Carbon markets; Voluntary carbon market -- 2. Understanding Supply and Demand in the Voluntary Carbon Market. A look at the supply chain; How does the market work? -- 3. How Does the Voluntary Carbon Market Relate to the US REC Market? / Walker L. Wright. What are RECs?; The voluntary market; Certify it; Market trends; RECs and the voluntary carbon market; What the experts think; Renewable energy certificates to carbon offsets: What's the right exchange rate? / Mark Trexler; Renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets: What informed customers need to know / Robert Harmon; Clearing the air: The impact of carbon cap and trade regulations on the voluntary market for renewable energy / Robert Harmon -- 4. The Voluntary Carbon Market: What the Experts Think. An economist's perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Useful but not sufficient / Janet Peace; A conservationist's perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Can it help us overcome inertia? / Ben Vitale; A project developer's perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Carbon sequestration in the Sierra Gorda of Mexico / David Patrick Ross; A policy perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Seeding a real market for emissions reductions / Ben Henneke; A retailer's perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Voluntary action obligatory for effective strategy on emissions / Jonathan Shopley; A consultant's perspective on the voluntary carbon market: Does quality matter in environmental commodity markets? / Mark Trexler; An investor's perspective on the voluntary carbon market / David Brand and Marisa Meizlish; An investor's perspective: The challenges ahead for scaling the voluntary carbon market / Alexander Rau; A buyer's perspective on the voluntary carbon market / Erin Meezan; A bank's perspective on the vountary carbon market: From risk to opportunity ' the HSBC carbon neutral experience / Lorna Slade -- 5. A Glance into the Future of the Voluntary Carbon Market. A new outlet; Gourmet carbon; The broad spectrum; Unanswered questions; Moving towards answers |
| Summary |
Chapters include: Understanding supply & demand in the voluntary carbon market, What the experts think (Guest Editorials), and A look at the voluntary market for renewable energy credits |
| Analysis |
Carbon tax |
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Case studies |
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Climate change (Anthropogenic) |
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Commodity marketing |
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Economic impact |
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Emissions trading |
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Overseas item |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online (Table of contents) |
| Subject |
Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Economic aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
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Carbon dioxide mitigation.
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Emissions trading.
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Environmental impact charges.
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Greenhouse gases -- Economic aspects.
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| Author |
Gore, Al, 1948-
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Hamilton, Katherine.
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Hawn, Amanda.
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MyiLibrary.
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| LC no. |
2006029027 |
| ISBN |
184407417X (hbk.) |
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9781844074174 (hbk.) |
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