Climate change policy in North America : designing integration in a regional system / edited by Neil Craik, Isabel Studer, and Debora VanNijnatten. - Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (369 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Designing integration: the system of climate change governance in North America / 2. Supply and demand for a North American climate regime / 3. Building on sub-federal climate strategies: the challenges of regionalism / 4. Standards diffusion: the quieter side of North American climate policy cooperation / 5. Deploying the smart grid across borders in North America / 6. New approaches to climate mitigation: collaborative strategies for developing renewable energy in North America / 7. Climate financing in a North American context / 8. Regional climate policy facilitation: the role of the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation / 9. Design issues for linking carbon markets / 10. Developing integrated carbon accounting systems / 11. Trade rules, dispute settlement, and barriers to regional climate cooperation / 12. Conclusion. Debora VanNijnatten and Neil Craik -- Isabel Studer -- Barry G. Rabe -- Debora VanNijnatten -- Ian H. Rowlands -- José Etcheverry -- Clare Demerse and Sandra Guzmán -- Neil Craik -- Brian C. Murray, Peter T. Maniloff and Jonas Monast -- Steven B. Young and Clint L. Abbott -- Andrew Green --

"While no supranational institutions exist to govern climate change in North America, a system of cooperation among a diverse range of actors and institutions is currently emerging. Given the range of interests that influence climate policy across political boundaries, can these distinct parts be integrated into a coherent, and ultimately resilient system of regional climate cooperation?



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Climatic changes--Government policy--Canada--Case studies.
Climatic changes--Government policy--Mexico--Case studies.
Climatic changes--Government policy--United States--Case studies.
Environmental policy--Canada--Case studies.
Environmental policy--Mexico--Case studies.
Environmental policy--United States--Case studies.
Climatic changes--International cooperation--Case studies.
Environmental policy--International cooperation--Case studies.


Electronic Books.

QC982 / .C556 2013