Linking the European Union Emissions Trading System: Political Drivers and Barriers
In: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- ETS linking - an economic opportunity for climate policy? -- Recent policy developments provide an impetus for research on linking -- Academic research builds the case for linking but largely overlooks its political side -- Linking lacks progress in practice -- About this book's approach -- Notes -- References -- 2 The fundamentals of linking -- What is linking? The linking process and formats of linking -- The legal structures of linking -- A glimpse into research that focuses on the technical design compatibility of ETSs -- Looking at linking with an international relations theory lens -- Notes -- References -- 3 EU climate policy and the design and development of the EU Emissions Trading System: Setting the scene -- The EU ETS design -- Notes -- References -- 4 The EU Emissions Trading System and the California Cap-and-Trade Program: A failed linking attempt -- Climate policy in California and the development of the California Cap-and-Trade Program (CAL C& -- T) -- Linking the EU ETS and the CAL C& -- T -- Notes -- References -- 5 A successful linking process between the EU Emissions Trading System and the Switzerland Emissions Trading System -- Swiss climate policy and the implementation of the SW ETS -- Linking the EU ETS and the SW ETS -- Notes -- References -- 6 The EU Emissions Trading System and the Australia Carbon Pricing Mechanism: An agreed-upon, but unrealized link -- Climate policy in Australia and the implementation of the AUS CPM -- Linking the EU ETS and the AUS CPM -- Notes -- References -- 7 Linking is dominated by domestic political interests, domestic structures, and international developments -- General observations.