REDDy-Set-Grow

United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unepfi.org/publications/climate_change/index.html [From a Climate Wire article by Tiffany Stecker, sub. req'd]  A lack of private investment in a post-Kyoto Protocol deal on reducing deforestation could lead to drastic financial and ecological consequences, a U.N.-commissioned report warns. A poorly enforced rule could lead to losses of up to $1 trillion per year … Continue reading »

Carbon Pricing, Power Markets and the Competitiveness of Nuclear Power

OECD, Nuclear Energy Agency http://bit.ly/qcavXg (RFFers have free access to this fee-based book through OECD iLibrary. If prompted for a password, look on the library landing page on the left) [Abstract] This study assesses the competitiveness of nuclear power against coal- and gas-fired power generation in liberalised electricity markets with either CO2 trading or carbon … Continue reading »