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PART 1: Chapter 1. Introduction.- 1. Structure of the Book.- 2. Chapter Content.-3. To the Users.- Chapter 2. Greenhouse Gass Emissions and Climate Change.- 1. The Chemistry of Climate Change in Brief.- 2. Economic Activity and Climate Change.- 3. The Politics of Climate Change.- 4. Conclusions.- Chapter 3. Forecasting the Impact of Climate Change.- 1. Emissions from Latin America.- 2. Emissions and Economic Activity.- 3. Possible Effects on Mexico.- 4. Conclusions.- Chapter 4. Energy Use in Mexico.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Demography and Urbanization.- 3. Economic Growth and Structural Change.- 4. Brief Overview of Energy Use.- 5. Energy Pricing and Fiscal Policy.- 6. Energy in Other Latin American Countries.- 7. Conclusions.- Chapter 5. Economic Theory, Emission Control, and Kyoto.- 1. Environmental Control Mechanisms.- 2. The Economics of Climate Change.- Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.- 4. Economic Instruments.- 5. Latin America and the Kyoto Protocol.- 6. Conclusions.- Appendix.- PART 2: Chapter 6. The Dynamic General Equilibrium Model.- 1. The General Equilibrium Framework.- 2. Recent Modeling Efforts.- 3. Overall Structure of the Present Model.- 4. Calibration and Data.- Appendix.- Chapter 7. Simulation Results Under Perfect Competition.- 1. Features of the Model.- 2. Results.- 3. Conclusions.- Appendix.- Chapter 8. Simulation Results Under Imperfect Competition.- 1. Introducting Imperfect Markets.- 2. Results.- 3. Conclusions.- Appendix.- Chapter 9. Emissions Trading: Intersectoral and International.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Background.- 3. Modeling Structure.- 4. Results.- 5. Conclusions.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.- 1. Environmental and Economic Effects.- 2. Future energy Policies.- References.- Index