Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the sponsor and the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change -- About the contributors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- 1. The green economy and climate change. Risks and opportunities for Africa -- Introduction -- Climate Change Discourse -- Outline of this Book -- Notes and References -- 2. The green economy and sustainable development. Towards a common understanding -- Introduction -- Emergence of a Green Economy -- Sustainable Development -- Sustainable development: A plethora of definitions -- Contestations and critiques of sustainable development -- Sustainable Development in an African Context -- The Nexus: Diverging and Converging Points -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- 3. Environmental financing through green stimulus packages. Challenges and opportunities -- Introduction -- Global Financial Crisis: Origins and Key Impacts -- Fiscal Stimulus Packages -- Green Economic Stimulus Packages -- Emerging Future Development Model -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 4. Carbon benchmarking and accounting -- Introduction -- Carbon-Accounting Currency -- Fundamentals in Accounting -- Carbon Accounting: Focus on International Frameworks -- Carbon-Accounting Frameworks in South Africa -- Future of Carbon Accounting in (South) Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 5 - Carbon assets in a contested global climate policy regime -- Introduction -- The Evolution of Carbon Assets -- Carbon Assets in a Contested Climate Regime -- Carbon Assets in Africa -- Fast-Start Climate Finance -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 6 - Carbon pricing incap-and-trade systems. International perspectives and lessons for Africa -- Introduction -- Theories and Models of Asset Pricing -- Structure of the Carbon Market.

Emissions Trading -- Cap and Trade in (South) Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 7 - Multilateral development banks. In climate and carbon asset financing in Africa -- Introduction -- Theory of Multilateral Development Banks -- Understanding Carbon Assets -- The role of MDBs in Climate and Carbon Asset Finance -- Carbon Financing and the World Bank in Africa -- African Development Bank and Carbon Financing -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 8 - Financing REDD+in Africa -- Introduction -- The Commodifi cation of Carbon -- REDD+ on Global Climate Negotiations Agenda -- Climate and REDD+ Financing: A Global Overview -- Financing REDD+ in Africa -- The Future of Redd+ Financing in Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 9 - Towards climate-compliant trade regimes. The case of South Africa -- Introduction -- Carbon Emission and Climate Compliance in Case Countries -- South African Trade with China, UK and US -- Looking Ahead -- Conclusions -- Notes and References -- Chapter 10 - Carbon taxation in the context of environmental decay and climate change -- Introduction -- Economic Approach to Climate Change -- Institutional and Interventionist Policy Measures: The African Context -- Carbon Taxes and Marketable Permits: A Comparison -- Experiences with Carbon Tax in Selected Countries -- Welfare Aspects of a Carbon Tax -- Environmental Control Cost and Border Adjustments -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 11 - Looking ahead Africa's future in a green global economy -- Introduction -- Key Topics Addressed in This Book -- An African Road Map for a Green Economy -- Areas for Further Work -- Back cover.