Edited by Emilio Cerdá Tena, Professor of Economics, Complutense University, Spain and Xavier Labandeira, Professor of Economics, University of Vigo, Spain

• Contents:PreambleTeresa Ribera1. Introduction and Main MessagesEmilio Cerdá and Xavier Labandeira2. The Impact of Climate Change: An Economic PerspectiveMichael HanemannDiscussion: María L. Loureiro3. Issues on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate ChangeJuan C. Ciscar, Daniele Paci and Lucia VerganoDiscussion: Noemi Padrón4. From Utopia to Common Sense: The Climate Mitigation ChallengeOttmar Edenhofer, Brigitte Knopf and Gunnar LudererDiscussion: Xavier Labandeira5. Climate Change Policies and New TechnologiesPablo Del RíoDiscussion: Gregory C. Unruh6. Competitiveness and LeakagePhilippe QuirionDiscussion: Pedro Linares7. Distribution and Climate Change PoliciesCorbett A. Grainger and Charles D. KolstadDiscussion: Alberto Ansuategi8. International Climate Change Negotiations: Lessons from TheoryCarlo Carraro and Emanuele MassettiDiscussion: Emilio Cerdá9. Involving Developing Countries in Global Climate PoliciesAnil MarkandyaDiscussion: Ibon Galarraga10. The Future of the Clean Development MechanismAxel MichaelowaDiscussion: Francisco J. André11A. Copenhagen and Beyond: Reflections on China’s Stance andResponsesZhongXiang Zhang11B. Present and Future of Applied Climate Mitigation Policies: The European Union Antonio Soria and Bert Saveyn11C. Climate Change and US PolicyVicki ArroyoIndex

‘. . . this rigorous but accessible book offers valuable lessons from scholars with a wide range of expertise related to the economics of climate change and should be of interest to both researchers and practitioners in search for an overarching compendium about current views on climate change policies.’