Climate Change Policy in North America : : Designing Integration in a Regional System / / ed. by A. Neil Craik, Isabel Studer, Debora Van Nijnatten.

• MitwirkendeR: Abbott, Clint L.,; Craik, Neil,; Demerse, Clare,; Etcheverry, José,; Green, Andrew,; Guzmán, Sandra,; Maniloff, Peter T.,; Monast, Jonas,; Murray, Brian C.,; Rabe, Barry G.,; Rowlands, Ian H.,; Studer, Isabel,; VanNijnatten, Debora,; Vannijnatten, Debora,; Young, Steven B.,
• HerausgeberIn: Craik, A. Neil ,; Studer, Isabel,; Van Nijnatten, Debora,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 p.) :; 4 figures, 3 tables

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?Climate Change Policy in North America is the first book to examine how cooperation respecting climate change can emerge within decentralized governance arrangements. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines provide in-depth case studies of climate cooperation initiatives - such as emissions trading, energy cooperation, climate finance, carbon accounting and international trade - as well as analysis of the institutional, political, and economic conditions that influence climate policy integration.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- PART ONE. Cooperation and Integration in North American Climate Governance -- 1. Designing Integration: The System of Climate Change Governance in North America -- 2. Supply and Demand for a North American Climate Regime -- PART TWO. Cases of North American Climate Cooperation -- 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 -- PART THREE. Policy Infrastructure -- 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 -- Appendix. Select GHG programs, standards, and guidelines relevant to North America by domain -- Contributors -- Index