Cover Image
Read Now

National Climate Policies and the Kyoto Protocol

Nearly two years after Kyoto, most OECD countries are looking towards ratification and implementation of their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. What do historical emissions and policy trends tell us about the way forward? Which policies will be needed to combat climate change? This book provide...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 1999
Subjects:
Environment
Online Access:
Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 02254nmm a2200241 u 4500
001 EB000317425
003 EBX01000000000000000154638
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 120214 ||| eng
020 |a 9789264174450 
245 0 0 |a National Climate Policies and the Kyoto Protocol  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 
246 2 1 |a Changement climatique : les politiques nationales et le Protocole de Kyoto 
260 |a Paris  |b OECD Publishing  |c 1999 
300 |a 83 p.  |c 16 x 23cm 
653 |a Environment 
710 2 |a Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b OECD  |a OECD Books and Papers 
028 5 0 |a 10.1787/9789264174450-en 
856 4 0 |a oecd-ilibrary.org  |u https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174450-en  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 363 
520 |a Nearly two years after Kyoto, most OECD countries are looking towards ratification and implementation of their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. What do historical emissions and policy trends tell us about the way forward? Which policies will be needed to combat climate change? This book provides an overview of recent developments in OECD countries and a framework for policy making in the context of Kyoto targets. There is no single formula for domestic policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Every country will need to assess opportunities and constraints to develop a strategy adapted to their own situation. Yet, it is possible to outline some main lines for action in OECD countries at the national level. National strategies should prioritise market, subsidy and fiscal reform policies to establish conditions for competitive markets and remove distortions that harm the environment. And governments should implement a comprehensive mix of mutually reinforcing and integrated policies, using a wide range of economic instruments (green taxes, green tax reform and domestic emission trading) as well as other measures such as product policies, voluntary approaches and public awareness programmes. Unless OECD countries establish more effective frameworks for action now, achieving the Kyoto targets is likely to be costly and difficult 

Similar Items