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Nationally Self-Interested Climate Change Mitigation: A Unified Conceptual Framework
This paper finds that the vast majority of emissions cuts needed to decarbonise the global economy this century can lead to domestic economic benefits that outweigh the costs for individual countries, even before the avoided risks of dangerous climate change are taken into account. read more »
Nicholas Stern calls for countries to raise ambition of intended emissions reductions to narrow gap with pathway for 2 degree limit
Countries should seek ways to increase the ambition of their national pledges for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, both before and after the crucial UN climate change summit in Paris in December, according to a paper published today read more »
Emissions targets are biggest challenge for Lima climate talks
Avoiding dangerous climate change depends on the strength of emissions reduction targets countries collectively adopt. And this remains a major concern read more »
How much will it cost to cut global greenhouse gas emissions?
Economists continue to model the costs of investment to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and the different routes these cuts could take to avoid dangerous climate change. Earlier this year, … read more »
Australia’s carbon price repeal: the global context
With the repeal today of Australia’s two-year-old carbon pricing scheme, the Abbott Government has formalised Australia’s transition from climate laggard to climate wrecker. But just how serious a blow to global climate efforts is this repeal? read more »
What is “decarbonisation” of the power sector? Why do we need to decarbonise the power sector in the UK?
The decarbonisation of the power sector means reducing its carbon intensity; that is, the emissions per unit of electricity generated (often given in grams of CO2 per kWh). This is … read more »
Why does climate change get described as a stock-flow problem?
Economists often describe climate change as a ‘stock-flow’ problem. This refers to the fact that the greenhouse effect, and in turn climate change, depends on the concentration of greenhouse gases … read more »
Carbon trading: unethical, unjust and ineffective?
Cap-and-trade systems for greenhouse gas emissions are an important part of the climate change policies of the EU, Japan, New Zealand, among others, as well as China (soon) and … read more »
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