Handbook of carbon offset programs : trading systems, funds, protocols and standards /
Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach. Offset programs can reduce the overall cost of achieving a given emission goal by enabling emission reductions to occur where costs are lower. Offsets have the potential to delive...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Washington :
Earthscan,
2010.
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| Series: | Environmental market insights.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach. Offset programs can reduce the overall cost of achieving a given emission goal by enabling emission reductions to occur where costs are lower. Offsets have the potential to deliver sustainability co-benefits, through technology development and transfer. They can also develop human and institutional capacity for reducing emissions in sectors and locations not included in a cap and trade or a mandatory government policy. However, offsets can pose a risk to the environmental in. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849774932 1849774935 9781844079292 1844079295 |