Economics of Climate Change: The Contribution of Forestry Projects

'Overall, Kagi's book can be recommended to anyone interested in the intricacies of CDM sinks projects and the debate that is going to start soon about their detailed criteria.' Climate Policy, 2:1 (2002)

• 1 Climate Change, International Negotiations and Precious Woods.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Climate Change.- 1.3 International Negotiations on Climate Change.- 1.4 Precious Woods.- 1.5 Summary and Conclusion.- 2 Climate Change: Three Major Economic Issues.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Climate Change as a Cooperation Problem.- 2.3 Benefits and Costs of CO2 Abatement.- 2.4 Instruments.- 2.5 Summary and Conclusion.- 3 Deforestation: Extent, Causes and Consequences.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Extent of Deforestation in the Tropics.- 3.3 Causes of Deforestation.- 3.4 Consequences of Deforestation.- 3.5 Summary and Conclusion.- 4 Forest Use and the Determinants of Sustainability.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Sustainability.- 4.3 Optimal Management if Firms maximise Profit per Unit of Land.- 4.4 Optimal Management: Moving Settlers.- 4.5 Summary and Conclusion.- 5 The CO2 Effect of Precious Woods.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Methodology.- 5.3 CO2 Effect of Precious Woods Costa Rica.- 5.4 The CO2 Eppect of Precious Woods Brazil.- 5.5 Selling Carbon Sequestration via JI/CDM.- 5.6 Summary and Conclusion.- 6 Lessons from Precious Woods.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Reforestation.- 6.3 Reducing Deforestation in Brazil.- 6.4 Summary and Conclusion.- 7 Conclusion.- Appendix 1.- Appendix 2.- Appendix 3.- Appendix 4.