Presentation - Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project, Belfer Center

The Rise of Market Mechanisms in Global Climate Politics: Examining the Political Role of American and European Companies

| November 20, 2007

Presentation at ETIP seminar series

Since the creation of the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions trading has found strong and vocal advocates across the globe, including in the United States. Focusing on the role of business-NGO coalitions, it will be examined why emissions trading has come to be the preferred policy choice for tackling climate change.

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For Academic Citation: Meckling, Jonas. “The Rise of Market Mechanisms in Global Climate Politics: Examining the Political Role of American and European Companies.” Presentation, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project, Belfer Center, November 20, 2007.

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