Title The cost of climate policy / Mark Jaccard, John Nyboer, and Bryn Sadownik

Published Vancouver, B.C. : University of British Columbia Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 242 pages) : illustrations Series Sustainability and the environment Sustainability and the environment. Contents Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acronyms -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Cost of Climate Policy -- 1 The Climate Change Threat: Why Reduce GHG Emissions? -- 2 The Challenges of Estimating Emission Reduction Costs -- 3 A Method for Estimating Policy Costs -- 4 National Estimates -- 5 Sectoral Estimates -- 6 Regional Estimates -- 7 Domestic Policy Options -- 8 The Next Steps: Addressing the Uncertainties of GHG Abatement Costs -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index Summary Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major environmental challenge facing the world. We all want to reduce the risks of global warming, but how much will this cost? What will it mean on a personal, business, or community level? And what policy responses should we expect from our governments? The Cost of Climate Policy sheds light on these pressing issues. The authors look at the challenges of estimating the costs of greenhouse gas emission reduction to help readers understand how different definitions of costs and different assumptions about technological and economic evolution affect the estimates that are so hotly debated today. Using Canada as their focal point, the authors look specifically at the impact of emission reduction policies on energy prices, technology options, and lifestyle choices. The book concludes with concrete proposals for overcoming the constraints of environmental policy making and the high initial costs of action. Policy makers need to know as much as possible about the costs of taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As indispensable as this book will be to policy analysts, it is also an important primer for a wider range of readers interested in the economic implications of climate change Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects -- Canada Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Economic aspects -- Canada Air quality management -- Government policy -- Canada Air -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- Compliance costs -- Canada Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Canada Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Canada Environmental protection -- Economic aspects -- Canada TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Pest Control. Environmental policy -- Economic aspects Climatic changes -- Government policy Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects Air -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- Compliance costs Air quality management -- Government policy Canada Form Electronic book Author Nyboer, John, 1954- Sadownik, Bryn, 1972- ISBN 0774850272 9780774850278 1283129736 9781283129732 9786613129734 6613129739

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