Climate change, forests and federalism Australian experience

Climate change, forests and federalism Australian experience / Evgeny Guglyuvatyy.

Climate change is one of the most serious global challenges facing humankind. Climate change has enormous environmental and economic implications, and finding a solution is a daunting task. The purpose of this book is to look at the global problem of climate change through the prism of an individual...

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Main Author: Guglyuvatyy, Evgeny
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Government policy > Australia.
Climatic changes > Law and legislation > Australia.
Forestry law and legislation > Australia.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Climatic changes > Law and legislation
Forestry law and legislation
Australia
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Climate Change and International Response
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Climate Change Origin
  • 1.3 The International Response to Climate Change
  • 1.3.1 The Kyoto Protocol
  • 1.3.2 CDM and JI
  • 1.4 Paris Agreement
  • 1.5 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Climate Change Mitigation
  • 2.1 Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation
  • 2.2 Economic System and Environmental Problems
  • 2.3 Policy Responses
  • 2.3.1 Command and Control Regulations
  • 2.3.2 Economic Incentive Instruments
  • 2.3.3 Tax Incentives for Forest Conservation in Australia
  • 2.3.4 Environmental Education
  • 2.4 Environmental Taxes
  • 2.4.1 Taxes and Climate Change
  • 2.5 Emissions Trading
  • 2.5.1 Methods of Emission Permits Allocation
  • 2.6 Adverse Effects of Taxes and ETS
  • 2.7 Carbon Taxes in Practice
  • 2.8 Emissions Trading in Practice
  • 2.8.1 European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
  • 2.9 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Australia and Climate Change
  • 3.1 Australia and the Climate Change Agenda
  • 3.1.1 Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme
  • 3.2 Climate Change Mitigation 1990s-Early 2000s
  • 3.3 Climate Change Mitigation 2007-2013
  • 3.3.1 Carbon Pricing
  • 3.4 Climate Change Mitigation 2013-2021
  • 3.5 Emissions Reduction Fund Operation
  • 3.6 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Australian Forests and Climate Change
  • 4.1 Australian Forests
  • 4.1.1 Deforestation in Australia
  • 4.2 Regional Forest Agreements
  • 4.3 Deforestation in New South Wales and Victoria
  • 4.4 Deforestation in Queensland
  • 4.4.1 Queensland Forest Regulation
  • 4.4.2 The 2018 Amendments to the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)
  • 4.4.3 Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld) and Reef 2050 Plan
  • 4.5 Australian Governments' Forest and Climate Policies Dichotomy
  • 4.6 Australia's International Climate Commitments
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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