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FROM VOLUME 8, NUMBER 8, AUGUST 1995

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS...
OF GENERAL INTEREST: INTERNATIONAL POLICY

Item #d95aug1

"Framework Convention on Climate Change: The First Conference of the Parties," S. Oberthür, H. Ott (Wuppertal Inst., Döppersburg 19, D-42103 Wuppertal, Ger.), Environ. Policy & Law, 25 (4-5), 144 ff., 1995.

An extensive analysis of the developments on the convention from Rio to Berlin, the outcomes of the Berlin meeting, and the constraints and opportunities for the Third Conference of Parties in Kyoto/Tokyo. Takes a mildly positive view of the decisions made, especially because further negotiations were relegated to an ad hoc working group operating on a tight schedule. Analyzes possible winning coalitions, the advantages of a binding target approach, and some options for the upcoming negotiations. (Similar material is published by the authors as "Stand und Perspektiven der internationalen Klimapolitik," Intl. Politik und Gesellschaft (Intl. Politics and Society), No. 4, 1995.)

Item #d95aug2

"The Choice of Policy Instruments for the Control of Carbon Dioxide Emissions," Z.X. Zhang (Dept. Gen. Econ., Landbouw Univ., POB 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, Neth.), H. Folmer, Intereconomics, 30(3), 133-142, May-June 1995.

An overview and analysis of options including command-and-control, energy taxes, carbon taxes and tradeable carbon permits, with emphasis on the economic instruments. Gives a number of detailed conclusions regarding the application, relative effectiveness, and impacts of these approaches.

Item #d95aug3

"Climate Treaty and Equity," S. Dunn (U.S. Climate Action Network, 1350 New York Ave. NW, Washington DC 20005), Nature, 376(6538), 290, July 27, 1995.

Corrects and clarifies points made in an earlier editorial concerning treaty requirements for poor countries.