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Japan and the Kyoto Protocol : conditions for ratification
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- Creator
- Hiroshi Matsumura
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London : Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environment Programme ; Washington, DC : distributed worldwide by the Brookings Institution, 2000
- Physical Details
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- [iv], 66 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781862031258, 1862031258
- OCLC
- ocm46775693
- Includes bibliographical references
- 1. Introduction. The current state of the Kyoto Protocol. The objectives of this paper -- 2. International leadership: the decision to host COP3. The Berlin Mandate. The political and social climate before COP1. Vulnerability -- 3. Setting the target. The preliminary stage. The target-setting process in Kyoto. Industries -- 4. Economic downturn and nuclear disaster. Progress and limitations. Economic downturn. Nuclear disaster. Outlook -- 5. Introducing additional measures. The carbon tax. The Kyoto mechanisms. New renewable energy. Natural gas -- 6. Summary and conclusion. Domestic issues. International issues
Subjects
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992 May 9). Protocols, etc. (1997 December 11)
- Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects -- Japan.
- Air quality management -- Government policy -- Japan.
- Emissions trading -- Government policy -- Japan.
- Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Government policy -- Japan.
- Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Japan.