Is carbon finance the answer to climate control?
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the continued viability of the European Union emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) as a tool for climate control in the face of continued criticisms.
Design/methodology/approach
This evaluative study makes use of connected existing studies and other secondary data from economics, management, politics and law.
Findings
The study found that though there were various flaws in the scheme in its initial launching phase, the insights gained are being applied in the second and subsequent phase of the EU ETS. It is also ascertained that despite initial doubts, a market for carbon finance is successfully established in the EU albeit with various limitations. The scheme is also poised to link with other regional schemes to address climate control.
Research limitations/implications
Though the study relied primarily on secondary data, the findings were sufficiently triangulated with perspectives from economics, politics, management and law. The findings would also provide useful and relevant information to those engage in the theory and practice of carbon finance.
Originality/value
This paper updates on the legal and economic significance of the EU ETS as a market mechanism to address climate change.
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Citation
Yeoh, P. (2008), "Is carbon finance the answer to climate control?", International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 50 No. 4, pp. 189-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/17542430810890369
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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