Barbara K. Buchner is Senior Researcher at the Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Venice. Carlo Carraro is Professor of Econometrics and Environmental Economics, University of Venice, and Director of Research of the Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Venice. A. Denny Ellerman is Senior Lecturer at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• List of figures; List of boxes; List of tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary and abbreviations; Part I. The EU ETS Allocation Process: 1. The EU ETS allocation process: an overview A. Denny Ellerman, Barbara K. Buchner, and Carlo Carraro; 2. A brief but lively chapter in EU climate policy: the commission's perspective Peter Zapfel; Part II. Experiences from Member States in Allocating Allowances: 3. United Kingdom David Harrison and Daniel Radov; 4. Germany Felix Christian Matthes and Franzjosef Schafhausen; 5. Denmark Sigurd Lauge Pedersen; 6. Sweden Lars Zetterberg; 7. Ireland Conor Barry; 8. Spain Pablo Del Río; 9. Italy Daniele Agostini; 10. Hungary Istvan Bart; 11. Czech Republic Tomas Chmelik; 12. Poland Boleslaw Jankowski; Part III. Concluding Remarks and Background Material: 13. Unifying themes A. Denny Ellerman, Barbara K. Buchner, and Carlo Carraro; Appendix I. Participant list; Appendix II. The individual country outline; Appendix III. The country tables; Appendix IV. Background material from the European Commission; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'This is an important book presenting a timely and thorough assessment of one of the crucial components of the EU ETS, the national allocation plans. The information and lessons of this book will help to further build up the EU ETS into an effective and efficient international market-based instrument and thereby secure its place as a major element in a hopefully rapidly expanding world-wide system of systems for abating greenhouse gas emissions.' Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency