Acid Rain and Environmental Degradation

Ger Klaassen, formerly European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

• Contents: Foreword (Tomasz Zylicz) Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Part I: Theory, Models, and Practice 2. Economic Instruments in Theory 3. Instruments in Theory when Location Matters 4. Economic Instruments in an International Context: Theory 5. Empirical Simulation Models and Emission Trading 6. Emission Trading for Air Pollution in Practice 7. Theory, Models, and Practice: Concluding Observations Part II: Applications to Sulfur Emissions in Europe 8. The Institutional Framework for Controlling Sulfur Emissions in Europe 9. Trading with Exchange Rates 10. Sulfur Emission Trading in Europe: A Model Simulation 11. An Institutional Design for Joint Implementation 12. Conclusion References Index

'. . . this book has much to offer to those engaged in the broader realms of environmental activism and policy making. . . This book deserves a place on the shelves of any self-respecting environmental library, and on the reading list of degree courses in environmental management.'