La multiplication des dégradations écologiques est à l'origine d'un renouvellement profond des débats sur les liens qu'entretiennent croissance et développement. Au début des années 1990, plusieurs études empiriques ont constaté l'existence d'une courbe en cloche entre divers indices de...

<alinea/> After the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, the discussions focus on the future commitments to be subscribed after 2012. The aim is both the setting up of a coalition as large as possible for the inclusion of the developing countries, and the financing of a general reorientation of the...

</titre> <alinea/> This article aims at analyzing the relationship between inequality and pollution. First, it proposes a survey which shows that a decrease in inequality has a harmful effect on environment because of multiple mechanisms. Second, we propose an econometric analysis based on panel data for...