TY - BOOK ID - 77926256 TI - Decarbonising the world's economy AU - Barker, Terry AU - Crawford-Brown, Douglas PY - 2014 SN - 1783265124 9781783265121 9781783265114 PB - [Place of publication not identified] DB - UniCat KW - Carbon dioxide mitigation KW - Emissions trading. KW - Carbon offsetting. KW - Environmental policy KW - Climatic changes KW - Energy policy KW - Carbon offset trade KW - Carbon trading KW - Emissions trading KW - Air KW - Emissions credit trading KW - Emissions rights trading KW - Marketable permits for carbon dioxide emissions KW - Tradeable emission permits KW - Trading emissions credits KW - Carbon offsetting KW - Carbon taxes KW - Atmospheric carbon dioxide mitigation KW - Carbon dioxide capture KW - Mitigation of carbon dioxide KW - Pollution prevention KW - Economic aspects. KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Pollution KW - Economic aspects KW - Environmental aspects KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77926256 AB - Too often amongst policy makers and thought leaders an assumption is made that we must make a choice between tackling climate change and having a strong economy; tackling climate change and allowing poorer nations to develop; tackling climate change and having a secure energy system. However, a decade of advanced modelling tested against historical data has provided wide evidence that well-chosen policies can be implemented that avoid these apparent either/or choices. This highly interdisciplinary book provides an overview of potential pathways for the decarbonisation of the global economy. By ER -