Mikael S. Andersen & Hope Ashiabor 
Biodiversity and Climate [PDF ebook] 
Tackling Global Footprints

Integrating insights from economics, law and political science, Biodiversity and Climate: Tackling Global Footprints explores the vital connection between environmental preservation and taxation policies within the multifaceted context of climate change. The book fosters a deeper understanding of how taxation can be used to address critical environmental issues, namely ecological destruction and climate change.Global in scope, this topical book offers a holistic view of environmental challenges and examines international taxation strategies used to address them. Chapters discuss the priorities and techniques of biodiversity protection, analyses of emissions reduction in agriculture and forestry, as well as local, national and maritime climate challenges and the tools available to alleviate them. Bringing together leading experts from multiple disciplines, the book also explores the social acceptance of environmental taxation illustrated via case studies spanning across Europe and Australia.Timely and practical, this book is a vital reference point for students and scholars of environmental law, economics and sustainable development. Its experts‘ strategic insights and recommendations will also appeal to fiscal policymakers, as well as environmental scientists, economists and advocates.