Table of Contents
 

 I.         Introduction: Challenging the Consensus                                                                 1

II.        “Reducing  the Increases” in the Atmospheric GHG Concentration                      19
             Persistent GHG Discharges                                                                                       29            
             Natural and Human-Made “Sinks”                                                                          37
             Reducing the Growth Rate of GHGs in the  Atmosphere                                      40
             The Two Degrees Celsius Non-Solution                                                                   46

 

III.         Economic Incentive Programs                                                                                 55
             Cap-and-Trade Systems                                                                                            56
             Carbon Offset Programs                                                                                           75
                         Voluntary Offset Programs                                                                           77
                         Offsets as Part of National Emissions-Reduction Programs                        80
                         International Offsets and the Clean Development Mechanism                   85
             Carbon Taxes, Fees, or Charges                                                                                91

IV.        The Stalemate in International Negotiations                                                        109

            Arguments Supporting the South’s Positions                                                       117

            Arguments Supporting the North’s Positions                                                       122

            The Durban Platform                                                                                               130

            Identifying a Potential Solution                                                                             138

V.        Overlapping Institutional Responsibilities                                                              151
            Adopting Initial or Interim Mitigation Measures                                                   153
            The Clean Technology Commission and Development Fund                                 162
            A Progressively Increasing Carbon Tax                                                                 170
            “Technology-Based” Regulations in High-Pollution Sectors                                177
            Mandatory GHG-Pollution Disclosure Programs                                                  186

VI.       Conclusion                                                                                                                191
            Endnotes                                                                                                                   201
            Index                                                                                                                         255

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