The Economics of Climate Change Policies Macroeconomic Effects, Structural Adjustments and Technological Change /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Walz, Rainer. (Editor), Schleich, Joachim. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.
• Series: Sustainability and Innovation,
• Subjects: Economics.; Climatic changes.; Environmental economics.; Economics/Management Science.; Environmental Economics.; Climate Change.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2078-2

The protection of the earth's atmosphere requires substantial efforts to reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. In order to meet these targets, governments have started to implement climate policies which include informational measures such as demonstration programmes as well as economi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Effects of climate policy on the economy: a theoretical perspective
• Empirical results of the macroeconomic impacts
• Structural adjustments
• Theoretical approaches and the state-of-the-art in accounting for technological change
• Technological change and energy consumption in energy intensive industry
• Barriers to the diffusion of energy efficiency in the German commercial and services sectors
• Innovation effects of regulation  Case study for wind energy
• Summary and conclusions.