Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Understanding the challenge -- Climate change : state of the science / Stefan Rahmstorf -- The world energy outlook 2010 : where is the world heading after Copenhagen? / Rafaella Centurelli and Timur Gül -- The impacts of a world in transformation on the prospects for maritime transport / Martin Lees -- Transport costs, trade, and climate change / Andreas Kopp -- Part II. Mitigating GHG emissions from international shipping -- International maritime transport under the unfccc process / Iulian Florin Vladu and Bernd Hackmann -- Climate change : a challenge for IMO too / Andreas Chrysostomou and Eivind S. Vågslid -- A rebate mechanism for an equitable maritime emission reduction scheme / Andre Stochniol -- Market-based instruments to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from ships : taxonomy and assessment / Marc D. Davidson and Jasper Faber -- 9.mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from shipping : potential, cost and strategies / Philippe Crist -- Part III. Industry perspectives and initiatives -- 10. International shipping and climate change / Peter Hinchliffe -- Controlling GHGs: for love or money? / Paul Gunton -- Climate initiatives of world's ports / Satoshi Inoue -- Part IV. Adapting ports and other coastal infrastructure to the impacts of climate change -- Extreme flood events and port cities through the 21st century : implications of climate change and other drivers / Susan Hanson and Robert J Nicholls -- Climate change and ports in america's gulf coast : planning for change / Michael J. Savonis, Alan Meyers and Joanne R. Potter -- Investigation of potential climate change impacts on ports & maritime operations around the southern african coast / Marius Rossouw and Andre Theron -- Approach to climate change adaptation in the port of rotterdam / Tiedo Vellinga and Michiel de Jong.

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