Carbon Finance by Labatt, Sonia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents Title Copyright Foreword About the Authors Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction The Changing Climate Corporate Climate Risk Climate Policies Role of the Financial Services Sector Conclusion

Chapter 2: The Energy Chain

Introduction The Energy Chain and the Value Chain Carbon Policies Impacts of Different Users and Uses on Climate Change Sources of Energy: Fossil Fuels Sources of Energy: Nuclear Energy Sources of Energy: Hydroelectric Power Sources of Energy: Renewables Key Issues Financing the Transformation of the Energy Chain: The Role of Venture Capital Conclusion

Chapter 3: Regulated and Energy-Intensive Sectors

Introduction Power Industry Integrated Oil and Gas Industry Transportation Cement Competitive Implications of Climate Risk in Regulated and Energy-Intensive Sectors Conclusion

Chapter 4: The Physical Impacts of Climate Change on the Evolution of Carbon Finance

Introduction Physical Impacts on Unregulated Sectors Physical Impacts on Carbon-Regulated Sectors Financial Services Conclusion

Chapter 5: Institutional Investors and Climate Change

Introduction Institutional Investors: Size and Global Reach Environmental Reporting Corporate Environmental Reporting New ERA of Fiduciary Responsibility for Institutional Investors Mutual Funds New Momentum in the Corporate World Barriers to the Financial Consideration of Climate Change Institutional Investors and Climate Change Conclusion

Chapter 6: Emissions Trading in Theory and Practice

Introduction How Carbon is Traded Now Key Issues The Carbon Offset Market The Role of Insurance in Emissions Trading Issues for Dispute Resolution Conclusion

Chapter 7: Climate Change and Environmental Security: Individuals, Communities, Nations

Introduction Direct Effect of Extreme Weather Events Health Effects of Climate Change Polar Regions Climate Systems and National Sovereignty Conclusion

Chapter 8: Adapting to Adverse and Severe Weather

Introduction Adverse Weather: The Role of Weather Derivatives Severe Weather: The Role of Catastrophe Bonds Conclusion

Chapter 9: Key Players in the Carbon Markets by Martin Whittaker, guest author

Introduction Basic Elements of the Market Key Private-Sector Players Key Players from the Public Sector Information Services Professional Services New Horizons for the Carbon Market Conclusion

Chapter 10: Carbon Finance: Present Status and Future Prospects

Introduction Trading Volumes in Carbon and Weather Markets What Can Be Traded Where? (And What Cannot?) Price Discovery The Evolution of Products for Carbon Finance Litigation Over Responsibility for Climate Change Is Carbon Finance Likely to Help Us Avert Dangerous Levels of Climate Change? Carbon Finance within the Broader Field of Environmental Finance Conclusion

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