Deforestation and Climate Change

Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

AvValentina Bosetti,Ruben Lubowski

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development

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Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as environmental problems, with concerns over conservation of natural habitats and biological diversity capturing both scientific and public attention. More recently, the debate over tropical forest conservation has radically shifted to the approximately fifteen percent of global greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by deforestation and forest degradation, and to the potential synergies from integrating forest management with climate change policies. The goal of this book is to shed light on some of the major concerns, issues and challenges related to the inclusion of forest carbon in international climate policies, as well as to illustrate some of the potential solutions and paths forward. In addition, the book describes the status of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) in international climate policy negotiations, providing an historical perspective and highlighting the current positions of key international players that will frame the future debate at the national, regional and international level. This study will find a broad readership among researchers and policymakers interested in the environment, climate change and resource management.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781848448247

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Edited by Valentina Bosetti, Professor, Bocconi University, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Italy and Ruben Lubowski, Senior Economist, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC, US

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’. . . the chapters make up a book of high value as the most up-to-date compilation on this hot topic, designed to be a reference for researchers and policymakers interested in the environmental and forest-resource management at the national, regional and international levels.’

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Contents:Preface1. Deforestation and Emerging Greenhouse Gas Compliance Regimes: Toward a Global Environmental Law of Forests, Carbon and Climate GovernanceWilliam Boyd2. From The Hague to Copenhagen: Why it Failed Then and Why it Could be DifferentFederica Bietta3. The European Union’s Position on REDD FinancingPedro Piris-Cabezas4. International Forest Carbon in the US Congress: A Survey of KeyCongressional StaffLou Leonard, Raymond Kopp and Nigel Purvis5. Preparing for REDD: The Forest Carbon Partnership FacilityBenoît Bosquet, Stefano Pagiola and André Aquino6. Incentives to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation: A Stock-Flow Approach with Target ReductionsAndrea Cattaneo7. Towards a Sound REDD: Ensuring Globally Consistent ReferenceScenarios and Safeguarding Sustainability Co-BenefitsMichael Obersteiner, Ewald Rametsteiner, Florian Kraxner, Ian McCallum, Kentaro Aoki, Hannes Boettcher, Steffen Fritz, Mykola Gusti, Petr Havlik, Georg Kindermann and Belinda Reyers8. Financing Global Forests: The Eliasch ReviewGraham Floater and Duncan Stone9. REDD and the Global Carbon Market: The Role of BankingPedro Piris-Cabezas10. Options on REDD as a Hedging Tool for Post-Kyoto Climate PolicyAlexander Golub11. Epilogue: REDD Past, Present, and FutureValentina Bosetti and Ruben LubowskiIndex