Gloclimatopaedia : An Encyclopaedia on Global Climate Policy Volumes 1 to 4
Contents: Vol. I. Global Climate Governance for Energy and Environmental Security: Preface. I. Global climate governance issues: 1. Global climate governance to address emerging environmental and energy security issues. 2. Global climate governance: a strategic framework and organisational landscape for future negotiations beyond Cancun. II. Global climate economics and governance issues: 3. Economics of climate change responses and mode of international funding of climate projects. 4. Emissions trading and carbon credit accounting for sustainable energy development: focus on India. III. Climate governance for energy security: 5. Global climate change and sustainable energy development. 6. Corporate governance in oil and natural gas industries for energy and environmental security. IV. Governance of environmental security: 7. Sustainable development through mitigation and adaptation actions to offset adverse climate change impact. 8. Global climate change and emerging environmental security issues for South Asia. 9. Energy, environmental security and sustainability issues for Asia-Pacific region. Conclusions. Index.
Vol. II. Global Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Development: Preface. 1. Science of climate change. 2. Impact of global climate change. 3. Abatement of climate change and emissions trading. 4. International funding and cooperation to minimize emission hazards and climate change. 5. Climate change, energy security and sustainable energy development. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. III. Emissions Trading and Carbon Management: Preface. 1. Emissions of green house gases (GHGs): the characteristics and environmental impacts. 2. Emissions trading and accounting of carbon credits. 3. Global initiative in abatement of climate change and promoting emissions trading. 4. Regulatory regime and international carbon finance. 5. Carbon management: carbon neutrality and carbon literacy. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
Vol. IV. Global Climate Change: Beyond Copenhagen: Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Science of climate change and climate system response. 3. Climate change and energy security nexus. 4. Emissions trading: carbon management and climate economics. 5. Towards developing a sustainable world. 6. Global climate change: a strategic and operational framework for negotiations beyond Copenhagen summit. Appendices: 1. Synthesis report of Copenhagen climate change conference March 2009. 2. Global greenhouse gas data. Index.
Global warming and consequential climate change pose the greatest threat and challenge for the survival of the humanity and other life forms in this planet. There is a universal recognition and unanimity now by the global community at large that the earth\'s climate is changing rather more rapidly in recent years than in the past with disastrous and irreparable consequences. This, among other things, is largely due to phenomenal anthropogenic interferences, resultant of accelerated growth of hydro-carbon propelled and energy-intensive industrialization in a hyper-competitive business world. Consequentially, the level of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions is fast becoming alarming, particularly for the developed as well as the fast developing economy, such as the BRIC and BASIC countries.
Though monumental efforts made through the Kyoto protocol, Bali roadmap, Copenhagen agreement and Cancun convention led the world to impose some arbitrary cut on GHG emissions, both in a legally binding and voluntary manner, the developed economy - to a large extent, had still remained only partially compliant to that effort. Global review of the scientific literature on the adverse impact of climate change and their careful scrutiny and analysis calls for creation of deeper awareness, appreciation and understanding of the interrelationship between reversing the processes of climate change as well as building simultaneously the concept of sustainable energy and environmental development to bear upon its visible impact on the former processes. This is achievable through carefully drawn up mitigation and adaptation actions with focus on carbon management carbon foot-printing and carbon financing (Green-Funding) with equitable and differentiated participation in climate projects.
Like corporate and environmental governance, climate governance is now being viewed as one that needs to strictly follow the core governance principles, helping regulate public and private participation, building ownership and a proactive behaviour towards greater accountability and responsibility for the environmental security in a fast changing climate regime. Hence, climate governance should operate at every level, ranging from the individual to the global and calls for a shared vision, eldership and combined responsibility for maintaining environmental quality, equality, equity and security. By implications, climate governance with its global perspective will continue to be of critical importance for sustainable development with the support of specific organizational architecture and tools, needed for evolving a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach to environmental protection. (jacket)
Vol. II. Global Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Development: Preface. 1. Science of climate change. 2. Impact of global climate change. 3. Abatement of climate change and emissions trading. 4. International funding and cooperation to minimize emission hazards and climate change. 5. Climate change, energy security and sustainable energy development. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. III. Emissions Trading and Carbon Management: Preface. 1. Emissions of green house gases (GHGs): the characteristics and environmental impacts. 2. Emissions trading and accounting of carbon credits. 3. Global initiative in abatement of climate change and promoting emissions trading. 4. Regulatory regime and international carbon finance. 5. Carbon management: carbon neutrality and carbon literacy. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
Vol. IV. Global Climate Change: Beyond Copenhagen: Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Science of climate change and climate system response. 3. Climate change and energy security nexus. 4. Emissions trading: carbon management and climate economics. 5. Towards developing a sustainable world. 6. Global climate change: a strategic and operational framework for negotiations beyond Copenhagen summit. Appendices: 1. Synthesis report of Copenhagen climate change conference March 2009. 2. Global greenhouse gas data. Index.
Global warming and consequential climate change pose the greatest threat and challenge for the survival of the humanity and other life forms in this planet. There is a universal recognition and unanimity now by the global community at large that the earth\'s climate is changing rather more rapidly in recent years than in the past with disastrous and irreparable consequences. This, among other things, is largely due to phenomenal anthropogenic interferences, resultant of accelerated growth of hydro-carbon propelled and energy-intensive industrialization in a hyper-competitive business world. Consequentially, the level of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions is fast becoming alarming, particularly for the developed as well as the fast developing economy, such as the BRIC and BASIC countries.
Though monumental efforts made through the Kyoto protocol, Bali roadmap, Copenhagen agreement and Cancun convention led the world to impose some arbitrary cut on GHG emissions, both in a legally binding and voluntary manner, the developed economy - to a large extent, had still remained only partially compliant to that effort. Global review of the scientific literature on the adverse impact of climate change and their careful scrutiny and analysis calls for creation of deeper awareness, appreciation and understanding of the interrelationship between reversing the processes of climate change as well as building simultaneously the concept of sustainable energy and environmental development to bear upon its visible impact on the former processes. This is achievable through carefully drawn up mitigation and adaptation actions with focus on carbon management carbon foot-printing and carbon financing (Green-Funding) with equitable and differentiated participation in climate projects.
Like corporate and environmental governance, climate governance is now being viewed as one that needs to strictly follow the core governance principles, helping regulate public and private participation, building ownership and a proactive behaviour towards greater accountability and responsibility for the environmental security in a fast changing climate regime. Hence, climate governance should operate at every level, ranging from the individual to the global and calls for a shared vision, eldership and combined responsibility for maintaining environmental quality, equality, equity and security. By implications, climate governance with its global perspective will continue to be of critical importance for sustainable development with the support of specific organizational architecture and tools, needed for evolving a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach to environmental protection. (jacket)
