Emissions Trading

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This one is perhaps the most accessible and offers the most context for beginners. It coves the history, causes, science and politics of global warming. It looks at international agreements, the role of institutional investors and the function of emissions markets. It is an easy read. 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It and the more recent NO<font size="1">X</font> market have been hailed as enormous successes. There are other emissions markets emerging in the United States, but the big initiatives today are the markets developing overseas in response to the Kyoto agreement. Futures are already traded on emissions. Banks see potential in these markets and are actively trading them</strong> ... <a href="../titles/james_and_fusaro_(2006).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table139"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap4"> <area href="../titles/tang_kenny_(2005).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 133, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_tang_kenny_(2006).gif" width="134" height="200" usemap="#FPMap4"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table140"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">The Finance of Climate Change</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table141"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Kenny Tang (ed.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap2"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_4.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap2"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap3"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_1.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap3"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2005</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap56"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/tang_kenny_(2005).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap56" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/190433962X/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=190433962X"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.190433962X" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="../../../titles/src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">Climate change is a looming crisis. While politicians may dismiss the problem as suits their own agendas, it is clearly showing up in extreme weather, melting polar ice caps, and temperatures that are trending upwards. Insurance companies are seeing it in increasing claims arising from weather extremes. Scientific models predict the problem will accelerate, with rising sea levels becoming a serious problem this century</strong> ... <a href="../titles/tang_kenny_(2005).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table142"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap54"> <area href="../titles/de_jong_and_walet_(2004).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 133, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_de_jong_and_walet_(2004).gif" usemap="#FPMap54" width="134" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table143"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">A Guide to Emissions Trading<br> <font size="3">Risk Management and Business Implications</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table144"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Cyriel de Jong and Kasper Walet (Eds.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap53"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_5.gif" usemap="#FPMap53" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap52"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_1.gif" usemap="#FPMap52" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2004</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap55"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/de_jong_and_walet_(2004).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap55" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/1904339239/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=1904339239"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.1904339239" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="../../../titles/src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">The concept behind emissions trading is simple. The ability of our planet to absorb pollutants is limited. As with any scarce resource, the right to pollute can be effectively distributed via a market. By implementing markets for emissions rights, governments can directly impose on polluters the cost of their pollution. This creates monetary incentives to reduce pollution while ensuring</strong> ... <a href="../titles/de_jong_and_walet_(2004).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table145"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> </div> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table146"> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="left" valign="top"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td><td width="50%" bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="body" style="margin:7; "><b> <font color="#333366" size="3">For related books, also see sections:</font></b></p> <p class="body" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/markets_industries_general.htm">Markets - General</a></p> <p class="body" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/markets_industries_commodities.htm">Markets - Commodities </a></p> <p class="body" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/markets_industries_energy_power.htm">Markets - Energy & Power</a></p> <p class="body" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/markets_industries_weather.htm">Markets - Weather</a></p> <p class="bullet" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/financial_engineering_energy_power.htm">Financial Engineering - Energy & Weather</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="10" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" id="table147"> <tr> <td width="100%">  <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="12"> <p style="margin-top: 0"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 2px"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskexpertise.com/link/advertising.htm"> <font size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">Ads by Contingency Analysis.</font></a></td> <td align="left"> <p align="right" style="margin-bottom: 2px"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskexpertise.com/link/advertising.htm"> <font size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">Advertise on this site.</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2">  <iframe src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=iframe" allowtransparency="true" background-color="transparent" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px" width="300" height="250" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"> <![if lt IE 4]> <script src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://servedbyadbutler.com/go2/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136"> <img src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=img" border="0" height="250" width="300" alt=""></a> </noscript><![endif]> </iframe>   </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 20"> <map name="FPMap0_I1"> <area href="http://www.riskbook.com" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 184, 29" target="_top"></map> <img border="0" src="../images/open_book_riskbook.gif" usemap="#FPMap0_I1" width="185" height="30"></p> <p class="a" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="../main/disclaimer.htm">disclaimer</a></font></p> <p class="a" align="center"><span class="verdana10">website:</span> <a target="_top" href="http://www.contingencyanalysis.com"> <font size="2" face="Arial">http://www.contingencyanalysis.com</font></a><br> <span class="verdana10">books direct link:</span> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskbook.com"><font size="2" face="Arial">http://www.riskbook.com</font></a><br> copyright <font face="Times New Roman">©</font> Contingency Analysis, 1996 - current</p> <p class="a" align="center"><map name="FPMap1_I1"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.contingencyanalysis.com" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 240, 88"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/logo_book_white.gif" usemap="#FPMap1_I1" width="241" height="89"></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </body>