{"product_id":"9789819578313","title":"Comparative Carbon Markets in Northeast Asia Institutional Innovations in China, Korea and Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eResources, Climate and Sustainable Development\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eComparative Carbon Markets in Northeast Asia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInstitutional Innovations in China, Korea and Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNing Zhang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Industries \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive framework for comparing Northeast Asia’s market-based climate and energy policies, integrating carbon market theories, empirical data from China, South Korea, Japan, and practical policy cases. It bridges theory and regional practice, analyzing how the three nations—at distinct development stages—design tools to balance emission cuts, energy security, and economic growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eIt covers core mechanisms: China’s national ETS (the world’s largest, covering 8 billion tons of emissions) and energy use rights trading; South Korea’s K-ETS (Asia’s first mandatory carbon market) with “auction + free allocation” and price stabilization tools (floor price, market reserve); Japan’s GX-ETS featuring central-local dual-track and voluntary-to-mandatory transition. Applying a four-dimensional framework (policy design, economic efficiency, innovation incentives, environmental effectiveness), it quantifies differences in quota allocation, carbon price volatility, green innovation, and emission reduction effects. Special focus is on heavy industries (steel, cement, aluminum), comparing technological routes (China’s electric arc furnace steel, South Korea’s hydrogen metallurgy, Japan’s CCUS) and carbon cost pass-through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eThis book is a key resource for advanced students in environmental economics\/climate policy, and researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders in Northeast Asia’s climate governance. Its empirical data (quota tables, carbon price trends, industrial metrics) and policy roadmaps add value, especially for new analysts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eKey features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e- Links global climate theories to Northeast Asia’s policy innovations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e- Specialized chapters on heavy industry decarbonization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e- Actionable roadmap for regional carbon market linkage (China-South Korea allowance mutual recognition, China-Japan offset alignment).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e- Data from official sources (China’s MEE, South Korea’s MOE, Japan’s METI).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eReaders gain theoretical insights into regional policy differences and practical tools for policy design, industrial decarbonization, and regional climate cooperation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eProf. Ning Zhang, Professor at Yonsei University's School of Economics, also served as Distinguished Professor at Shandong University and Senior Fellow at Cambridge University. He is also a 5-time Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2024), he ranks among Stanford's Top 2% Scientists \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e2020–2025).\u003c\/span\u003e His 150+ publications in Science, Nature, PNAS and Journal of Development Economics focus on climate change and environmental economics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819578313\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e299\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46035769393292,"sku":"9789819578313","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819578313.jpg?v=1780602622","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819578313","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}