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 This timely book presents the results of the research project ""International Frameworks and Technological Strategies to Prevent Climate Change"" conducted under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. The volume opens with the editor’s preface on strategies to prevent global warming after effectuation of the Kyoto Protocol. The 15 chapters that follow are divided into three sections: Functioning of the Kyoto Mechanism, China and International Cooperation on Global Warming, and Assessments of Technology Strategies Toward Issues of Energy, Economy, and the Environment. The contributors, from Japan and other Asian nations, draw upon their expertise in a wide range of fields - economics, management, political science, energy, climate and environment studies, and technology - to explore such issues as emissions trading, the clean development mechanism, econometric analysis, and environmental assessment models.

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Author:   Takamitsu Sawa
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Edition:   2003 ed.
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9784431000013

ISBN 10:   4431000011
Pages:   307
Publication Date:   09 December 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: Funcitioning of the Kyoto Mechanism: A market game analysis of international CO2 emissions trading: Evaluating initial allocation rules Running title: International CO2 emissions trading; The Kyoto protocol and global environmental strategies of the EU, the U.S. and Japan: A perspective from Japan; Emissions Trading Experiments: Investment Uncertainty Reduces Market Efficiency; A simple model of CDM low hanging fruits; On the Additionality of GHGs Reduction; On the incentive consequences of alternative CDM baseline schemes; Feasibility study on a CDM project and investigation on effective institution to make CDM projects viable Short title; A novel institution to make CDM viable.- Section II: China and International Cooperation in Global Warming: The Kyoto Protocol and China-Japan cooperation to reduce CO2 emissions: A macroeconomic analysis of cooperation potential; A socio-economic analysis of international cooperation between Japan and China for mitigating CO2 emissions; An econometric study on China's economy, energy & environment to the year 2030.- Section III: The Assessments of Technology Strategies towards Energy, Economy and Environmental Issues: Energy and technology strategies in long-term global views -Smulations of an integrated assessment model MARIA; Assessments of middle-term energy and encironmental technology options of Asian regions incorporating resource and quality endowments by ELSA-energy linkage structure of Asia-model; Analysis of the optimal configuration of energy transportation infrastructure in Asia and Eurasia; Local and global environmental concerns related with India's energy requirements; The Commercial Viability of the Space Solar Power System under the Kyoto Protocol.

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