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===[[Carbon pricing]] ===
Pricing greenhouse gas emissions internalizes the external costs of these emissions to society, which are not otherwise reflected in the market price of goods and services. Carbon price can be implemented through a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade policy.
== Background Readings ==
[http://mudancasclimaticas.cptec.inpe.br/~rmclima/pdfs/destaques/sternreview_report_complete.pdf Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change]: 700-page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_Review report] released by economist Nicholas Stern for the Government of the United Kingdom on 30 October 2006.
====Markets and Pricing====
*'''Market Strategies for Climate Change (2004)'''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kolk|first=Ans|last2=Pinkse|first2=Jonatan|date=2004-06-01|title=Market Strategies for Climate Change|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263237304000453|journal=European Management Journal|language=en|volume=22|issue=3|pages=304–314|doi=10.1016/j.emj.2004.04.011|issn=0263-2373}}</ref>''':''' examines current market responses, focusing on the drivers (threats and opportunities) and the actions being taken by companies to address climate change. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263237304000453 Available here.]
*'''The Critical Role of Markets in Climate Change Adaptation (2018)'''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Sarah|last2=Anderson|first2=Terry|last3=Hill|first3=Alice|last4=Kahn|first4=Matthew|last5=Kunreuther|first5=Howard|last6=Libecap|first6=Gary|last7=Mantripragada|first7=Hari|last8=Mérel|first8=Pierre|last9=Plantinga|first9=Andrew|last10=Smith|first10=V. Kerry|date=2018-05|title=The Critical Role of Markets in Climate Change Adaptation|url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w24645.pdf|language=en|location=Cambridge, MA|pages=w24645|doi=10.3386/w24645}}</ref>''':''' this paper summarizes and synthesizes the role of markets in facilitating climate change adaptation. It explains how market signals encourage adaptation through land markets. [https://www.nber.org/papers/w24645 Available here.]
*'''Market-based strategies. (2019)'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Market-Based Strategies|url=https://www.c2es.org/content/market-based-strategies/|website=Center for Climate and Energy Solutions|date=2020-06-13}}</ref>: An overview prepared by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions about market-based approaches, like a carbon tax or cap-and-trade program, that can help reduce emissions at the lowest possible cost. [https://www.c2es.org/content/market-based-strategies/ Available here.]
== Online Courses and Course Materials ==
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