SAR: Economic and Social Dimensions of Climate Change

Chapter 11: An Economic Assessment of Policy Instruments for Combatting Climate Change

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11.2 Greenhouse Policy Instruments and Criteria for Policy Assessment

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11.2.1 Domestic policy instruments

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11.2.1.3 Other complementary policies

A range of other complementary instruments exists that might be adopted to moderate greenhouse gas emissions or to promote adaptation to climate change. Education and provision of new information - by promoting research, for example - may be valuable in changing consumer behaviour with respect to energy consumption and the development and adoption of new technology. Family planning may play an indirect role in reducing total energy demand in the future, as might more general education directed specifically at women in developing countries. Modifications of trade policy and reductions in energy production and consumption subsidies (and other market distortions) may also have indirect consequences for greenhouse gas emissions. Changes in migration policies in some countries may allow more flexibility for developing countries to adapt to regional population pressures that may arise as a consequence of changes in the incidence of occurrences such as severe drought.