Cumulative CO2 emissions: Shifting international responsibilities for climate debt

Climate Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Botzen, W J W ^a   Gowdy, J M ^b   Van den Bergh, J C J M ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

China; Climate policy; Cumulative CO2 emissions; Developing countries; Environmental debt; Ethics; India; International comparison; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ETHICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIALIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; INDIA; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63449106940     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cpol.2008.0539     Document Type: Article

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