Climate Technology Strategies : The Macro-Economic Cost and Benefit of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the European Union

Introduction * Literature Review * Definition of Policy Instruments and Criteria for Their Assessment * Baseline Scenario for the EU and Overview of Policy Simulations * The Cost of Meeting Emission Reduction Targets: Pollution Permits * The Role of Accompanying Policies * The Role of Energy Saving Investment * Internalisation of Externalities * Burden Sharing * Sensitivity Analysis * Conclusions * Appendix: Brief Description of Models Used in the Study.