Flexibility is the Key

Richard L. Sandor

Chapter 39 in How I Saw It:Analysis and Commentary on Environmental Finance (1999–2005), 2017, pp 161-165 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Two distinct, yet closely related, stories made headlines in the early part of May. In one, the UK government announced the results of the first year of its voluntary emissions trading program. Meanwhile, a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) revealed that emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the European Union (EU) are on the rise for the second consecutive year. The underlying message of these two, apparently, distinct stories can shed some light on the importance of encouraging flexibility in the design of emissions trading programs…

Keywords: Environment; Emissions; Trading; Finance; Derivatives; Water; Energy; Carbon; Catastrophe; Weather; Sustainability; Fisheries; Greenhouse Gases; Sulfur Dioxide; Acid Rain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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