Carbon trading in Africa
Subtitle: a critical review
By: edited by Trusha Reddy
Contributors: Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
Series: ISS monograph -- no. 184; ISS monograph series -- no. 184.
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781920422622
Subjects: Climatic changes; Emissions trading; Carbon dioxide mitigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-194)

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Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Introduction. 1. Climate change, carbon trading and the purpose of this study / Trusha Reddy; title: 2. Climate change and carbon trading in Africa / Yacob Mulugetta. Pt. 2. Offset projects. 3. African offset projects / Trusha Reddy; title: 4. South Africa, Country context ; Case study: Sasol's co-generation project and carbon expansion within the CDM system / Tristan Taylor; title: 5. Uganda. Country context / Edward Mupada ; Case study: Nile Basin Reforestation Project / Edward Mupada ; Case study: West Nile Electrification Project / Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon and Anthony Millner; title: 6. Ethiopia. Country context ; Case study: seeking voluntary offsets through a pilot cookstove project / Negusu Aklilu. Pt. 3. Carbon finance. 6. World Bank carbon finance and Africa's forests / Janet Redman and Astrid Westerlind Wigström. Pt. 4. Regulation. 8. Regulation as corruption in carbon offset markets / Larry Lohmann. Pt. 5. Conclusion. 9. Summary and recommendations / Trusha Reddy.