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Climate Policy
Articles from Vol. 9, No. 3, 2009
Achieving Local Sustainable Development and Emissions Reduction: Cleaner Energy, Cooler Climate: Developing Sustainable Energy Solutions for South Africa
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Achieving local sustainable development and emissions reduction: Cleaner energy, cooler climate: developing sustainable energy solutions for South Africa Harald Winkler; Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Press, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009, ISBN...
Assessing the Additionality of CDM Projects: Practical Experiences and Lessons Learned
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol allows industrialized countries to use credits from greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement projects in developing countries. A key requirement of the CDM is that the emission reductions be real,...
Corporate Responses to the CDM: The Indian Pulp and Paper Industry
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In the context of a rapidly evolving Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market and increasing debate about the design of a future global climate regime, it is essential to understand which types of projects are undertaken along industrial value chains,...
Country Stakes in Climate Change Negotiations: Two Dimensions of Vulnerability
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Future global agreements on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to include developing countries and industrialized countries that are not part of the Kyoto Protocol. An assessment using a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators...
Emissions Trading and Competitiveness: Lessons from Germany
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Germany's National Allocation Plans (NAP I and NAP II) for implementing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) are critically analysed. Emissions trading has created a new scarcity, and grandfathering constitutes a subsidy that is used to reach additional...
Lessons from Carbon Markets for Designing an Effective REDD Architecture
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Consideration of incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is now formally part of the post-2012 climate change negotiations. A significant amount of financing will be required to make REDD a success, but the...
Reflection on the Climate Negotiations: A Southern Perspective
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The post-2012 climate agenda needs to be redefined to account for inequalities in emissions distribution, energy security, food security and poverty reduction. Consumption in developed countries is the main driver for increasing CO2 emissions. The limited...
The Effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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How effective is the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in promoting emissions reduction for compliance with the Kyoto Protocol commitment? A theoretical benchmark is determined in order to assess the stringency of the ETS cap and to evaluate whether...
The Road Less Travelled: Difficulties in Moving between Annexes in the Climate Change Regime
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The categorization of parties as either Annex I (including a subset of Annex II parties) or non-Annex I constitutes the political and procedural cornerstone of the climate change regime. Annex I parties have quantitative commitments, notably emissions...
