Green economy and climate mitigation : Topics of relevance to Africa

Nhamo, Godwell (EDT)

Africa Institute of South Africa（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780798302937
• DDC分類 363.7

Full Description

Climate change is real and is impacting on economies and lives in Africa, especially rural livelihoods. The effects of the climate change phenomena have drawn bitter debate between both the developed and developing countries. To address some of the concerns, the authors identified topics of relevance to Africa, among them: discourses surrounding the green economy and sustainable development; financing green economies; carbon benchmarking; role of multilateral development banks in carbon financing; and carbon taxation. The book mainstreams climate change into 'unfamiliar' territories, such as accounting, finance, management, education, economics and banking.

Contents

The green economy and climate change: Risks and opportunities for Africa; The green economy and sustainable development: Towards a common understanding; Environmental financing through green stimulus packages: Challenges and opportunities for the future; Carbon benchmarking and accounting; Carbon assessts in contested global climate policy regime; Carbon pricing in cap-and-trade systems: International perspectives and lessons for Africa; Multilateral development banks in climate and carbon asset financing in Africa; Financing REDD+ in Africa; Towards climate-compliant trade regimes: The case of South Africa; Carbon taxation in the context of environmental decay and climate change; Looking ahead: Africa's future in the green global economy.