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Ch. 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Historical Perspectives -- 1.2. Svante Arrhenius and Later -- 1.3. About This Book -- Ch. 2. Scientific Background -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Climatic Renewal and Change -- 2.3. The Science of Global Warming -- 2.4. Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Potential -- 2.5. The Ozone Factor -- 2.6. The Aerosols Factor -- 2.7. Scientific Uncertainty and Decision Making -- 2.8. Concluding Observations -- Ch. 3. Economic Approaches -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Sustainability and Sustainable Development -- 3.3. Externalities and Transaction Costs -- 3.4. Valuation of Resources and the Environment -- 3.5. Discounting Over Time -- 3.6. The New Green Golden Rule -- 3.7. Economics of Ecotaxes -- 3.8. Economic Policies: Multilevel Approaches -- 3.9. Concluding Observations -- App. 3A. Analystics of Low Discount Rates for Stochastic Costs -- App. 3B. Optimal Incentives and Disincentives -- Ch. 4. Economics of the Greenhouse Effect -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Ecological Economic Aspects -- 4.3. Economics of the Global Warming Potential -- 4.4. Biogeophysical and Public Health Economics -- 4.5. Economic Damage Assessment -- 4.6. Mitigating the Greenhouse Effect and Climatic Changes -- 4.7. Concluding Observations -- Ch. 5. Greenhouse Gas Regimes and Climate Change -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Climate Stabilization -- 5.3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Target Fixation -- 5.4. Market and Nonmarket Policy Instruments -- 5.5. Tradable Permits and Carbon Trade -- 5.6. Carbon Sequestration and Forestry -- 5.7. Cost Effectiveness of Alternatives -- 5.8. Cost Sharing and North-South Issues -- 5.9. Concluding Observations -- App. 5A. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Articles -- App. 5B. Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC -- Ch. 6. International Institutional Mechanisms -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Multilateral Institutions -- 6.3. Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanisms -- 6.4. Political Economy of Global Environmental Policies -- 6.5. Concluding Observations -- Ch. 7. The Road (or Air) Ahead -- 7.1. The Kyoto Protocol and After -- 7.2. New Initiatives and Institutional Mechanisms -- 7.3. Improved Effectiveness of Global Initiatives.
Includes bibliographical references and index.