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Tradable quotas: Using information technology to cap national carbon emissions

Author
Fleming D.
Journal/Series
European Environment | Vol. 7(5); 139 - 148; 10 p.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-061474)
Publisher | Place of publication
John Wiley & Sons | Chichester, UK
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Subsidy/incentive Emissions
Abstract

The paper outlines the task of carbon reduction now facing developed economies, explains how tradable quotas could be used to fulfil it, and sets out the advantages of tradable quotas in relation to the more widely advocated instrument of carbon taxes

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Treaty | Multilateral | New York |

Keyword: Climate change, Intergenerational equity, Technology transfer, Data collection/reporting, International organization, Education, Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Inventory, Emissions, EIA, Research, Dispute settlement, Monitoring, Precautionary principle, Ozone layer, Public participation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001147)