C.J. Jepma - Böcker

The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, together with the Ministry of Development Co-operation and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, called an International Conference on Joint Implementation in order to further international discussion on the subject. The outcome of the conference is summarized in this text. The book highlights such aspects of joint implementation as: its conceptual base; the various pros and cons as perceived from Western, Southern and Eastern vantage points; the international policy debate; and the illustrative experience gained to date. The book's examples show how the JI concept functions in practice and it concludes with an examination of how these experiences should enrich the international discussions on the topic.

This volume is on the flexibility mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol and summarises the main fmdings of a two day workshop on 'Dealing with Carbon Credits after Kyoto', organised by ETC and the JIN foundation (both from the Netherlands) in Callantsoog, the Netherlands, on 28-29 May 1998. The workshop was one of the fIrst meetings held on the flexibility mechanisms after the Kyoto Protocol had been accepted at the Third Conference of the Parties (CoP3) in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997. During the workshop it became clear that during the stage of translating the Protocol provisions on the flexibility mechanisms (notably Articles 6, 12 and 17) into concrete action, there are still many questions on how to interpret the scope and meaning of the Protocol text precisely. Indeed, various issues need to be elaborated on before a full assessment of the future practical work - the start of CDM and JI projects and possibly international emissions trading - can be made. Several issues were addressed at the workshop: e. g. how and via which procedures to determine the net abatement of particular CDMIJI projects; who is liable for non­ compliance in international emissions trading; is there a need for credit sharing formulae; can incentives be provided for early action, etc.

This volume contains 24 of the contributions made to the conference on "Economic Decision-making in a Changing World" held in 1988. Within the general framework of reference the editors focus on six major issues and feature articles on each as separate subject areas.

The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, together with the Ministry of Development Co-operation and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, called an International Conference on Joint Implementation in order to further international discussion on the subject. The outcome of the conference is summarised here. The book highlights such aspects of Joint Implementation as: (1) its conceptual base; (2) the various pros and cons as perceived from Western, Southern and Eastern vantage points; (3) the international policy debate; and (4) the illustrative experience gained to date. The book's many examples show how the JI concept functions in practice and it concludes with an examination of how these experiences enrich the international discussions on the topic.