Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World

This document was uploaded by one of our users. The uploader already confirmed that they had the permission to publish it. If you are author/publisher or own the copyright of this documents, please report to us by using this DMCA report form.

Simply click on the Download Book button.

Yes, Book downloads on Ebookily are 100% Free.

Sometimes the book is free on Amazon As well, so go ahead and hit "Search on Amazon"

Author(s): Koh Kheng-Lian
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 598

Cover......Page 1
Asia and the World......Page 4
ISBN-13 9789814277525......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 10
CONTENTS......Page 18
CHAPTER 1
CLIMATE DISRUPTION: REMAKING THE AGENDA
OF MEAs IN ASIA AND THE WORLD......Page 21
CHAPTER 2
REFRAMING GLOBAL WARMING: TOWARD A
STRATEGIC NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK......Page 49
CHAPTER 3
CLIMATE CHANGE — LIVING
IN THE ANTHROPOCENE......Page 81
CHAPTER 4
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
MECHANISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA......Page 116
CHAPTER 5
CDM IN CHINA......Page 144
CHAPTER 6
EMPIRICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CDM PROJECTS IN ASIA......Page 170
CHAPTER 7
MAKING MARKETS WORK — A REVIEW OF CDM
PERFORMANCE AND THE NEED FOR REFORM......Page 198
CHAPTER 8
REGIONAL FRAMEWORK: THE EUROPEAN UNION
EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME — PAST, PRESENT
AND FUTURE......Page 251
CHAPTER 9
TRENDS IN CARBON TRADING:
PRACTICAL LESSONS......Page 333
CHAPTER 10
SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL
CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY......Page 387
CHAPTER 11
JAPAN: ACHIEVING ITS KYOTO TARGET......Page 397
CHAPTER 12
COMPLIANCE UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
ASIAN REGION......Page 421
CHAPTER 13
CLIMATE CHANGE AS A THREAT TO PEACE &
SECURITY: GLACIAL MELTING & HUMAN
SECURITY IN THE HIMALAYAS......Page 459
CHAPTER 14
THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND BEYOND:
A SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVE......Page 487
CHAPTER 15
BEYOND KYOTO: CLIMATE CHANGE INCLUDING
A DISCUSSION OF THE AP6 INITIATIVE FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE*......Page 519
CHAPTER 16
PROTECTING FORESTS TO MITIGATE GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE......Page 573