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Book Data

ISBN: 9781603580052
Year Added to Catalog: 2008
Book Format: Paperback
Book Art: Illustrations
Number of Pages: 112
Book Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date: February 28, 2008
Web Product ID: 348

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Table of Contents

Solving the climate crisis is up to us | Bill McKibben
One last chance | Author’s Preface
About this guide

Part 1 | Questions

  • What’s the problem?
  • What makes good climate policy?
  • What are the goals?
  • What’s fair?
  • Who owns the sky?
  • Who are the players?
  • Who pays whom?
  • Will it last?
  • What about technology?
  • We can do it


Part 2 | Solutions

  • Four tools
  • Carbon taxes
  • Carbon caps
  • Regulations
  • Investments
  • What states can do
  • What cities can do
  • Federal preemption
  • Cool ideas


Part 3 | Carbon Capping 101

  • Three varieties of cap-and-trade
  • A seat in Exxon Stadium
  • Lessons from Europe
  • Protecting family incomes with equal dividends
  • Giveaway of the century?
  • Upstream, downstream
  • Safety valves and their alternatives
  • Offsets aren’t permits
  • CheatNeutral
  • Resolving the carbon price dilemma
  • Carbon capping in a nutshell
  • Carbon capping EZ Guide


Part 4 | And Finally...

  • An American climate solution
  • What about China?
  • Beyond Kyoto
  • Current federal legislation
  • Legacy industries on climate policy
  • Faith principles on climate policy


Additional Resources
Internet resources
Groups to connect with
Glossary
About the author
Acknowledgements
About the Tomales Bay Institute


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