Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol – The Role of Institutions and Instrument…

Climate Change and the Kyoto ProtocolThe Role of Institutions and Instruments to Control Global Change\nAuthor(s): Michael Faure, Joyeeta Gupta, Andries Nentjes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781843762454, 978-1843762454\nSynopsis\nThe Kyoto Protocol was a milestone event in the process of getting global climate change on to the political agenda and taking the first tentative steps towards internationally co-ordinated action. This book brings together researchers from the disciplines of law, economics, political science and sociology to analyse the instruments which have been set up to manage climate change and the institutional shifts that are required for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The authors highlight the need for an adequate implementation structure and well designed flexible instruments to enable emissions targets to be achieved. They discuss the level of international coo.