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Kyoto and Geneva : linkage of the climate change regime and the trade regime

Frankel, Jeffrey A. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy : Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Build on Copenhagen and Cancun

Bosetti, Valentina; Frankel, Jeffrey A. - 2014

We offer a framework to assign quantitative allocations of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), across countries, one budget period at a time. Under the two-part plan: China, India, and other developing countries accept targets at Business as Usual (BAU) in the coming budget period, the same...

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Can a Nonbinding Climate Treaty Work? Evidence of Asymmetric Effects on Developed and Developing Countries from FCCC

Hong, Fuhai; Wang, Susheng - 2013

Before 2005 when the Kyoto Protocol went into force, the Framework Convention of Climate Change (FCCC) did not impose any binding restrictions on carbon emissions of member countries. Many argue that such a treaty would not reduce carbon emissions. In this paper, we investigate the effect of...

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Global Carbon Pricing : A Better Climate Commitment

Cramton, Peter; Stoft, Steven - 2014

world oil price. For China and the United States, this savings might well cover the full cost of the proposed initial …

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International and Intranational Equity in Burden-Sharing Agreements for Climate Change Mitigation

Rao, Narasimha D. - 2013

Is inequality within countries relevant for global climate policy? Most burden-sharing proposals for climate mitigation treat states as homogenous agents, even those that aim to protect individual rights. This can lead to free riders in some large emerging economies and expose the poor to...

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The EU and Kyoto Protocol : Achievements and Future Challenges

Eboli, Fabio; Davide, Marinella - 2013

This article assesses the European Union's positive performance in achieving its own Kyoto Protocol target, differently from the other Annex I countries. The analysis highlights a quite heterogeneous situation across Member States. The simultaneous contribution of both the EU Emission Trading...

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The UNFCCC at a Crossroads : Can Increased Involvement of Business and Industry Help Rescue the Multilateral Climate Regime?

Holzer, Kateryna; de Sepibus, Joelle - 2012

Significant progress in the multilateral negotiations on climate change will only be made if civil society and in … particular business and industry stakeholders actively contribute to shape it. Admitted to the international negotiations in the … Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances, the World Trade Organization, the European Union and the Asian Pacific …

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Global Warming, Uncertainty and Endogenous Technical Change : Implications for Kyoto

Castelnuovo, Efrem; Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2014

The purpose of the present paper is to describe the role of uncertainty and technical change in an environmental context. Which impact does ecological uncertainty have on physical and R&D investments' decisions? How are pollution trajectories modified when uncertainty is taken into account? To...

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Are Agreements to Address Climate Change Anticompetitive?

Hovenkamp, Herbert - 2019

On September 6, 2019, the Justice Department announced that it was investigating four automakers (Ford, Honda, BMW, and VW) to determine if they had violated the antitrust laws by agreeing with the state of California to adhere to higher standards for tailpipe emissions than those proposed by...

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Better than Kyoto : Climate Stability Bonds

Horesh, Ronnie - 2004

The Kyoto Treaty is flawed in that it attempts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, rather than climate instability. This article describes a new financial instrument, Climate Stability Bonds, which would inject market incentives into the achievement of a stable climate. The bonds would be...

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