Cosmopolitanism, climate change, and greenhouse emissions trading

Climate change. Recent reductions in China's greenhouse gas emissions.

T he prevailing wisdom about China's greenhouse gas emissions is that they are increasing steadily, because of the large quantities of coal being used to fuel a fast-growing industrial economy, and most projections show China's greenhouse gas emissions continuing to grow in the coming decades (1). However, we find that China's CO 2 emissions declined by 7.3% between 1996 (the peak year) and 200...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading: Allocation of Permits

Foreword The Australian Greenhouse Office commissioned The Allen Consulting Group to consult with industry and other stakeholders and provide independent advice on permit allocation options under a possible national emissions trading system. This report represents The Allen Consulting Group's findings. The Australian Greenhouse Office is releasing this report in the interest of informing and pr...

Using Emissions Trading to Regulate Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change

The presence of radiatively active gases in the Earth's atmosphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone) raises its global mean surface temperature by 30 K, making our planet habitable by life as we know it. There has been an increase in carbon dioxide and other trace gases ince the Industrial Revolution, largely as a result of man's activities, increasing the radiative heating of the tropos...

Uncertainties in Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change Uncertainties in Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change

...............................................................................................................................iii Uncertainties Related to Observational Evidence and Data Analysis .............................iii Uncertainties Related to Climate Models and Other Issues ............................................iii Possible Areas for Further Work .................................