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Hartmut Graßl

    March 18, 1940
    Charging the use of global commons
    Climate protection strategies for the 21st century: Kyoto and beyond
    Climate Change and Technological Options
    • Climate Change and Technological Options

      Basic facts, Evaluation and Practical Solutions

      • 236 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Focusing on technical solutions, this text addresses climate change across key economic sectors, targeting decision-makers and students. The first section establishes the scientific foundations and preventive measures against climate impacts. The second section evaluates industrial processes' climate effects, while the final part emphasizes renewable resources and defines strategies like sequestration. Additionally, it explores the climate impacts of waste management and offers practical, everyday solutions for reducing environmental harm.

      Climate Change and Technological Options
    • Charging the use of global commons

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Global common resources like international airspace and the high seas are in danger of overexploitation because the users need not bear the full social costs of their actions. The CO2-emissions of international aviation and of shipping are not subject to the quantitative reduction obligations of the Kyoto Protocol. Imposing user charges can close this regulatory gap and induce environment-related incentive effects to reduce environmental damage. Moreover, additional financial resources are generated, which should be earmarked for the protection and conservation of global common goods. In this special report, the Council makes recommendations for a politically viable implementation of the concept of global user charges for three specific areas of application.

      Charging the use of global commons