Low-Carbon Economics: Theory and Application

By providing a theoretical analysis for the issues of climate change, carbon emission mitigation, energy-saving and low-carbon development, this book develops a new branch of economics known as Low-carbon Economics. It explores economic theories, analysis methodologies, measurements, indexes and business models for the low-carbon economy. It is an important source of reference for researchers and government officers on policy design and low-carbon city planning.

Readership: Researchers, government officers and organizations interested in policy design and low-carbon city planning; undergraduates and post-graduates interested in economic theories on climate change, environment economics and models for the low-carbon economy.