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Main Title

International climate change programs lessons learned from the European union's emissions trading scheme and the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism : report to Congressional requesters / [electronic resource] :

CORP Author

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Publisher

U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,

Place Published

Washington, D.C.

Year Published

2008

Report Number

GAO-09-151

OCLC Number

276931078

Subject Added Ent

Emissions trading--Evaluation.; Carbon sequestration--Measurement.; Carbon dioxide sinks--Measurement.; Carbon dioxide mitigation.; Greenhouse gas mitigation.; Climatic changes--Risk management.

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09151.pdf
	http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-151

Holdings

Library		Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Date Modified
EJBD	POD	Internet only		Headquarters Library/Washington,DC	12/15/2008

Collation

[69] p. : digital, PDF file

Notes

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec 3, 2008). "November 2008." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Includes bibliographical references. "GAO-09-151."

Contents Notes

International policies to address climate change have largely relied on market-based programs; for example, under the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) phase I (2005 to 2007) carbon dioxide emissions reductions were sought by setting a cap on each member state's allowable emissions and distributing tradable allowances to covered entities, such as power plants. Beginning operation in 2002, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has relied on offsets, allowing certain industrialized nations to pay for emission reduction projects in developing countries--where the cost of abatement may be less expensive--in addition to reducing emissions within their borders. Legislative proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions are under consideration in the United States. In this context, GAO was asked to examine the effects of and lessons learned from (1) the ETS phase I and (2) the CDM. GAO worked with the National Academy of Sciences to identify experts in market-based programs and gathered their opinions through a questionnaire, interviewed stakeholders, and reviewed available information.

Access Notes

Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site.

Alternate Title

Lessons learned from the European union's emissions trading scheme and the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism

PUB Date Free Form

2008

BIB Level

Medium

electronic resource

OCLC Time Stamp

20081203092748

Cataloging Source

OCLC/T

Language

eng

SUDOCS Number

GA 1.13:GAO-09-151

Origin

OCLC

Type

CAT

OCLC Rec Leader

03074nam 2200457Ia 45020

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