Includes index.

Prelude to regulation-the development of climate change science -- The emergence of emissions trading concepts -- Fundamentals of cap and trade -- International law -- The European Union emissions trading scheme -- Emissions programs among other Kyoto countries -- The emergence of national and international carbon markets -- Developing laws in the United States-state laws -- Developing United States law-the courts -- Developing United States law-the Environmental Protection Agency -- Developing United States law-congress and proposed federal climate change legislation -- Carbon credit project types and methodologies -- Carbon credit project development -- Carbon finance -- Other environmental attributes, including renewable engergy credits and energy efficiency credits -- Ecosystem services : wetlands and biodiversity credits -- Water credits -- Government incentives for renewable energy and other types of projects that generate carbon credits -- Fundamentals of carbon trading -- Contractual issues in carbon trading in the primary market -- The "carbon ledger" and carbon credit accounting -- Climate risk disclosure.