Carbon Market Opportunities in Southern Mediterranean Countries
To date, Southern Mediterranean countries have hosted a limited number of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism. This study examines existing and emerging activities in Southern Mediterranean countries that could fit into new market-based mechanisms. The authors find that there are three challenges facing middle-income countries – not specific to Southern Mediterranean countries – in […]
EU Policy on Climate Change Mitigation since Copenhagen and the Economic Crisis
The EU has long assumed leadership in advancing domestic and international climate change policy. While pushing its partners in international negotiations, it has led the way in implementing a host of domestic measures, including a unilateral and legally binding target, an ambitious policy on renewable energy and a strategy for low-carbon technology deployment. The centrepiece […]