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  • Coordinating Public and Private Sustainability

    Green Energy Policy, International Trade Law, and Economic Mechanisms

    by Roy Partain ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Energy Law and Regulation
    This book demonstrates the need to coordinate private and corporate actors with national and global sustainable climate policies, with conventions in the spheres of green energy laws, as well as from the spheres of commercial, trade, and other private law.While many states have joined together in the Paris Agreements in support of green energy policies, it remains a stark reality that most of the ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Environmental Law and Economics

    Theory and Practice

    by Michael G. Faure, Roy A. Partain ...
    In Environmental Law and Economics, Michael G. Faure and Roy A. Partain provide a detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers. The authors demonstrate how this approach can transcend political divisions in the context of international environmental law, environmental criminal law, and the property rights approach to ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Environmental Hazards from Offshore Methane Hydrate Operations

    Civil Liability and Regulations for Efficient Governance

    by Roy Andrew Partain ...
    &quote;Although methane hydrates are not recent discoveries, it is only now that their extraction and production are becoming commercially feasible as a major new energy source. They are present offshore in almost every coastal state, and their economic potential for endowing those states with abundant natural gas - in addition to their utility as freshwater resources and as carbon sinks for ... Read more

    $233.99 CAD

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  • The Climate Casino

    Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World

    by William D. Nordhaus ...
    Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and natural systems. We have entered the Climate Casino and are rolling the global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there is still time to turn around and walk back out of the casino, and in this essential book the author explains how. Bringing together all the important issues ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Smart Solutions to Climate Change

    Comparing Costs and Benefits

    Edited by Bjørn Lomborg ...
    The failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009 revealed major flaws in the way the world's policymakers have attempted to prevent dangerous levels of increases in global temperatures. The expert authors in this specially commissioned collection focus on the likely costs and benefits of a very wide range of policy options, including geo-engineering, mitigation of CO2, methane and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Energy at the Crossroads

    Global Perspectives and Uncertainties

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    An objective, comprehensive, and accessible examination of today's most crucial problem: preserving the environment in the face of society's insatiable demand for energy.In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

  • Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

    Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

    by Frank P. Incropera ...
    Under one cover, Frank P. Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Economics of Water

    Rules and Institutions

    by Georg Meran, Markus Siehlow, Christian von Hirschhausen ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource management, water tariffs, water markets, and transboundary water management. By illustrating the interplay ... Read more

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  • Generating Electricity in a Carbon-Constrained World

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    The electric power sector is what keeps modern economies going, and historically, fossil fuels provided the bulk of the energy need to generate electricity, with coal a dominant player in many parts of the world. Now with growing concerns about global climate change, this historical dependence on fossil-fuels, especially those rich in carbon, are being questioned. Examining the implications of the ... Read more

    $127.99 CAD

  • Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy

    by Ross McKitrick ...
    The relationship between economic growth and the environment is at the forefront of public attention and poses serious challenges for policymakers around the world. Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy, a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, provides a rigorous and thorough explanation of modern environmental economics, applying this exposition to contemporary issues and ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • The Case for a Carbon Tax

    Getting Past Our Hang-ups to Effective Climate Policy

    by Shi-Ling Hsu, Dr. ...
    There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy.Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control ... Read more

    $93.49 CAD

  • Controlling Climate Change

    by Bert Metz ...
    An unbiased and comprehensive overview, based on the findings of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Using no jargon, it looks at tackling and adapting to man-made climate change, and works through the often confusing potential solutions. Bert Metz is the former co-chair of the IPCC, at the center of international climate change negotiations. His insider expertise provides a ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD