Publisher's Synopsis
Disclosure: A shorter and older version of this book was published with the title "Cap and Trade and Carbon Credits: An Introduction to Carbon Trading"
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. This book is an introduction to the two main ways of tackling it: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax. It looks at their pros and cons, the issues each raises, and selected country implementations.
"Cap-and-Trade versus Carbon Tax: Carbon Pricing Issues and Selected Country Implementations" provides a comprehensive introduction to the two most important and widely discussed climate change policy instruments. It is intended for students and practitioners in the fields of environmental economics, environmental law, energy economics, and energy law.
