'Bubbling' and the Kyoto mechanisms
The Kyoto Protocol allows a group of Annex B countries to fulfill their emissions limitation commitments jointly by forming a "bubble" equal to their collective commitment. Annex B countries, whether members of a bubble or not, can use the Kyoto mechanisms to help meet their emissions limitation commitments. I argue that Kyoto mechanism rules should be applied to Parties individually regardless of their membership in a bubble. This means there are virtually no advantages to joining a bubble, but it is not clear that the option to form a bubble should confer benefits on the members relative to other Annex B Parties that do not join a bubble.
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2001
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Authors: | Haites, Erik |
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Climate Policy. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1469-3062. - Vol. 1.2001, 1, p. 109-116
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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