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New Publications
An Assessment of the Biofuels Industry in Thailand
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Joseph B. Gonsalves, Consultant, UNCTAD UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/7
An Assessment of the Biofuels Industry in India
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Joseph B. Gonsalves, Consultant, UNCTAD UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/6
An Assessment of Projects on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in India
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Joseph B. Gonsalves, Consultant, UNCTAD UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/5
The Emerging Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Implications
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Simonetta Zarrilli, UNCTAD UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/4
Biofuels: Advantages and Trade Barriers
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prepared by Suani Teixeira Coelho  
I. MECHANISMS OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
Clean Development Mechanism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Rubber Sector (First Draft)
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Gao Provone, Lucas Assuncao, A.F.S. Budiman (Coordinators)
2002
An Implementation Guide to the Clean Development Mechanism: Putting the Marrakech Accords into Practice
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Jon Rosales and Gao Provone
 
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): A Brazilian Implementation Guide
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(402 KB, .pdf)
O Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo: Guia de Orientação
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Ignez Vidigal Lopes (General Coordinator)
2002, December
(UNCTAD/EC-CMP)
A Layperson's Guide to the Clean Development Mechanism: The Rules from Marrakech
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Jon Rosales and Gao Pronove 2002, July
(UNCTAD/EC-CMP)
The Kyoto Protocol and the Emerging Carbon Market
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Gao Pronove 2002, February
The Clean Development Mechanism - Building International Public-Private Partnerships under the Kyoto Protocol- A Preliminary Examination of Technical, Financial & Institutional Issues
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Prepared by: Richard Stewart (Lead Author) With: Dean Anderson, Malik Amin Aslam, Charles Eyre, Ged Jones, Philippe Sands, Marc Stuart, and Farhana Yamin
The Group's work was chaired by: UNEP, UNIDO, UNCTAD and UNDP.
2000, July
UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/Misc.7
United Nations, Geneva
Expanding the Greenhouse Gas Trading System: Emissions Trading & Joint Implementation in a Single Global Emissions Market Frank T. Joshua 1997, September
(Chatham House, London)
Controlling Carbon Dioxide Emissions: The Tradeable Permit System
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Robin Clarke 1995
in UNCTAD/GID/11
United Nations, Geneva
The Strategy of Joint Implementation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change Scott Barrett 1995
in UNCTAD/GID/10
United Nations, Geneva
Identification and Pre-feasibility Evaluation of Potential Joint Implementation Demonstration Projects in Costa Rica

Daniel J. Dudek and Alice LeBlanc 1994, December
(Geneva)
Combating Global Warming: Study on a Global System of Tradeable Carbon Emission Entitlements Scott Barrett, Michael Grubb, Kjell Roland, Adam Rose, Richard L. Sandor and Tom Tietenberg 1992
in UNCTAD/RDP/DFP/I
United Nations, Geneva
II. DESIGNING THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM: RULES AND PROCEDURES
An Emerging Market for the Environment:A Guide to Emissions Trading
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Erik Haites
December 2002
Emissions Trading Manual- Draft. Please provide feedback
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Prepared by: Matt Jones, Ellen Battle, Warren Bell, Michael Bishop, Darren Goetze and Jimena Eyzaguirre August 2001
International Rules for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
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International Rules for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading - Executive Summary
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(1.87 MB, .pdf)
Tom Tietenberg, Michael Grubb, Axel Michaelowa, Byron Swift and ZhongXiang Zhang
1999, May
UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/ Misc.6
United Nations, Geneva
Building a Global CO2 Emissions Trading System: The UNCTAD Initiative Frank T. Joshua and Richard L. SandoR 1995, September
(in Proceedings of the Conference on International Energy Markets Wall Street Journal Europe/Handelsblatt, Vienna)
Model rules and regulations for a global CO2 emissions credit market', in Possible Rules, Regulations and Administrative Arrangements for a Global Market in CO2 Emission Entitlements Richard L. Sandor, Joseph B. Cole and M. Eileen Kelly 1994
in UNCTAD/GID/8, Part II
United Nations, Geneva
Key Steps in the Construction of a Greenhouse Gas Trading System: Insights from UNCTAD's Research & Development Project Frank T. Joshua 1997, January
(4th Annual Handelsblatt Energy Congress, Konigswinter/Bonn)
Design and Implementation of Pilot Systems for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading: Lessons from UNCTAD's GHG Research & Development Project
Frank T. Joshua 1996, December
(in Proceedings of the Conference on Controlling Carbon and Sulphur:International Investment and Trading Initiatives Royal Institute of International Affairs, London)
Administrative structures and procedures for implementing a tradeable entitlement approach to controlling global warming' in Possible Rules, Regulations and Administrative Arrangements for a Global Market in CO2 Emission Entitlements Tom Tietenberg and David Victor 1994
in UNCTAD/GID/8, Part I
United Nations, Geneva
III. ECONOMIC ISSUES
Trade and Investment Implications of the Kyoto Protocol
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Lucas Assuncao, Beatriz Garcia 2003, Sept
Domestic Climate Policies and the WTO
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Lucas Assunção and Zhong Xiang Zhang 2002, July
Greenhouse Gas Market Perspectives: Trade and Investment Implications of the Climate Change Regime - Recent Research on Institutional and Economic Aspects of Carbon Trading
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Prepared by: Malik Amin Aslam, Jos Cozijnsen, Svetlana Morozova, Marc Stuart, Richard B. Stewart, and Philippe Sands.
With commentaries by Lucas Assuncao, Bernhard Raberger, Youba Sokona, Farhana Yamin, and ZhongXiang Zhang
2001, July
UNCTAD/DITC/TED/Misc.9)
Geneva
International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading: Structure and organization of the emissions market - implications for developing countries
Frank T. Joshua 1998, April (Geneva)
An Analytical Approach to Evaluating the National Net Costs of a Global System of Tradeable Carbon Emission Entitlements Peter Bohm 1995
in UNCTAD/GID/9
United Nations, Geneva)
In Search of the Trees: Market Architecture and the Tradeable Instrument Richard L. Sandor 1992 (Geneva)
IV. LEGAL ISSUES
Legal Issues Presented by a Pilot International Greenhouse Gas Trading System Richard B. Stewart, Jonathan B. Wiener, and Philippe Sands 1996
in UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/Misc. 1
United Nations, Geneva)
A Pilot Greenhouse Gas Trading System: The Legal Issues
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Robin Clarke
1996
in UNCTAD/GDS/ GFSB/Misc.2
United Nations, Geneva
V. COUNTRY INFORMATION
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