A globally integrated climate policy for Canada [this book is based upon a conference that took place at the University of Toronto on 1-2 November 2007

__A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada__ builds on the premise that Canada is in need of an approach that effectively integrates domestic priorities and global policy imperatives. Canada Has Been An Engaged Participant In Global Climate Change Negotiations Since The Late 1980s. Until Recently, Canadian Policy Seemed To Be Driven In Large Part By A Desire To Join In Multilateral Efforts To Address Climate Change. The Current Policy, However, Is To Seek A 'made In Canada' Approach To The Issue. Recent Government-sponsored Analytic Efforts As Well As The Government's Own Stated Policies Have Been Focused Almost Entirely On Domestic Regulation And Incentives, Domestic Opportunities For Technological Responses, Domestic Costs, Domestic Carbon Markets, And The Setting Of A Domestic Carbon Price At A Level That Sends The Appropriate Marketplace Signal To Produce Needed Reductions. A Globally Integrated Climate Policy For Canada Is Based On The Premise That Canada Needs An Approach That Effectively Integrates Domestic Priorities And Global Policy Imperatives. Leading Canadian And International Experts Explore Policy Ideas And Options From A Range Of Disciplinary Perspectives, Including Science, Law, Political Science, Economics, And Sociology. Chapters Explore The Costs Of, Opportunities For, Or Imperatives To Participating In International Diplomatic Initiatives And Regimes; The Opportunities And Impacts Of Regional Or Global Carbon Markets; The Proper Mix Of Domestic Policy Tools; The Parameters Of Canadian Energy Policy; And The Dynamics That Propel Or Hinder The Canadian Policy Process.--jacket. Introduction: A Globally Integrated Climate Policy For Canada / Steven Bernstein [and Others] -- Positive Feedbacks, Dynamic Ice Sheets, And The Recarbonization Of The Global Fuel Supply: The New Sense Of Urgency About Global Warming / Thomas Homer-dixon -- Climate Policy Beyond Kyoto: The Perspective Of The European Union / Jutta Brunnee And Kelly Levin -- Future Of U.s. Climate Change Policy / David B. Hunter -- China And India On Climate Change And Development: A Stance That Is Legitimate But Not Sagacious? / Lavanya Rajamani -- Comment -- Across The Divide: The Clash Of Cultures In Post-kyoto Negotiations / Steven Bernstein -- Global Regime: Current Status Of And Quo Vadis For Kyoto / Matthew J. Hoffmann -- Grandfathering, Carbon Intensity, Historical Responsibility, Or Contract/converge? / J. Timmons Roberts And Bradley C. Parks -- Global Carbon Trading And Climate Change Mitigation In Canada: Options For The Use Of The Kyoto Mechanisms / Meinhard Doelle -- Renewable Energy Under The Kyoto Protocol: The Case For Mixing Instruments / David M. Driesen -- Comparative Evaluation Of Different Policies To Promote The Generation Of Electricity From Renewable Sources / David G. Duff And Andrew J. Green -- Bringing Institutions And Individuals Into A Climate Policy For Canada / Andrew J. Green -- Climate Change And Canadian Energy Policy / Mark S. Winfield, Clare Demerse And Johanne Whitmore -- Integrating Climate Policy And Energy Policy / Ian H. Rowlands -- Proposal For A New Climate Change Treaty System / Scott Barrett -- Climate Change And Global Governance: Which Way Ahead? / John Drexhage -- Challenges And Opportunities In Canadian Climate Policy / Kathryn Harrison. Edited By Steven Bernstein ... [et Al.]. This Book Is Based Upon A Conference That Took Place At The University Of Toronto On 1-2 November 2007--p. [vii] Includes Bibliographical References.

Canada has been an engaged participant in global climate change negotiations since the late 1980s. Until recently, Canadian policy seemed to be driven in large part by a desire to join in multilateral efforts to address climate change. By contrast, current policy is seeking a "made in Canada" approach to the issue. Recent government-sponsored analytic efforts as well as the government's own stated policies have been focused almost entirely on domestic regulation and incentives, domestic opportunities for technological responses, domestic costs, domestic carbon markets, and the setting of a domestic carbon "price" at a level that sends the appropriate marketplace signal to produce needed reductions.

A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada builds on the premise that Canada is in need of an approach that effectively integrates domestic priorities and global policy imperatives. Leading Canadian and international experts explore policy ideas and options from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including science, law, political science, economics, and sociology. Chapters explore the costs, opportunities, or imperatives to participate in international diplomatic initiatives and regimes, the opportunities and impacts of regional or global carbon markets, the proper mix of domestic policy tools, the parameters of Canadian energy policy, and the dynamics that propel or hinder the Canadian policy process.