Implementing Domestic Tradeable Permits : Recent Developments and Future Challenges.

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Tradeable or transferable permits (TPs) are increasingly perceived as a cost-effective and flexible policy instrument for pollution control and natural resources management. Initially they were considered a policy tool whose applications were limited to only certain sectors, such as air pollution management and fisheries. However, over the last few years, there have been significant developments in the use of domestic TPs, across a broader range of environmental issues. TPs now face a double challenge: could they become a key instrument for curbing greenhouse gas emissions in light of the Kyo.  Read more... ""CONTENTS"" ""Part I Summary of Lessons Learned"" ""Chapter 1. Lessons Learned"" ""1. Transferable permits at a turning point"" ""2. What are TPs?"" ""3. Sectoral lessons from “oldâ€? and “newâ€? programmes"" ""4. Reflections on past experience"" ""5. Challenges for TPs"" ""Part II Ex Post Evaluations of Earlier Domestic Tradeable Permit Schemes"" ""Chapter 2. Ex Post Evaluations of Tradeable Permits Programmes"" ""1. Introduction"" ""2. The value of evaluation"" ""3. Criteria and priorities in evaluation"" ""4. Methods for ex post evaluation"" ""5. Evaluations in practice""""6. Conclusions and suggestions for further work"" ""References"" ""Part III New Areas for Application of Domestic Tradeable Permits"" ""Chapter 3. Domestic GHG Emissions Trading Schemes: Recent Developments and Current Status in Selected OECD Countries"" ""1. Introduction"" ""2. Why Domestic GHG Emissions Trading?"" ""3. An overview of domestic GHG emissions trading schemes"" ""4. Combining domestic GHG emission trading with other policy instruments"" ""5. Preliminary conclusions and areas for further work"" ""References"" ""Chapter 4. Renewable energy certificates: trading instruments for the promotion of renewable energy""""Executive Summary"" ""1. Introduction: Why tradeable renewable energy certificates"" ""2. What are tredeable renewable energy certificates"" ""3. A survey of TREC systems"" ""4. From domestic to international TREC systems"" ""5. Interactions between TREC and GHG emission trading"" ""6. Further research"" ""Glossary"" ""References"" ""Chapter 5. The Use of Transferable Permits in the Transport Sector"" ""Executive Summary"" ""1. Introduction"" ""2. The transportation sector context""""3. The case studies"" ""4. Conclusions and lessons"" ""References"" ""Chapter 6. New Areas for Application of Tradeable Permits: Solid Waste Management"" ""1. The waste management system"" ""2. Designing tradeable permit schemes"" ""3. Waste management applications of permit trading"" ""4. Conclusions"" ""References"" ""ANNEX 1: Breakdown of Municipal Waste for Selected OECD Countries"" ""ANNEX 2: Market Power and Design of Tradeable Permit Systems"" ""Chapter 7. Tradeable Permits in Water Resource Protection and Management: A Review of Experience and Lessons Learned""""1. Introduction"" ""2. Policy background"" ""3. Case studies"" ""4. Potential further applications of water-based tradeable permits"" ""5. Resistance to water trading"" ""6. Conclusions and outlook"" ""References"" ""ANNEX 1: Cases in Trade of Water Abstraction Rights"" ""ANNEX 2: Cases in Trade of Water Pollution Rights"" ""Part IV Future Directions"" ""Chapter 8. Conclusions: Outstanding Issues and Areas for Future Work"" ""1. Ex post evaluations""