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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kollmuss, Anja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Washington : Earthscan, 2010.
Colección:Environmental market insights.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
ISBN:9781849774932
1849774935
9781844079292
1844079295