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contains several idealistic assumptions that could be violated in the real world where some technologies may not be fully … available, technology transfers and diffusion are imperfect, some world regions may not accept to reduce their GHG emissions …
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This paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions. First, we assume that a 450 CO2 (550 CO2e) ppmv stabilisation target is to be achieved and that Non Annex1 (NA1)...
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In the absence of significant greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, many analysts project that atmospheric concentrations of species identified for control in the Kyoto protocol could exceed 1000 ppm (carbon-dioxide-equivalent) by 2100 from the current levels of about 435 ppm. This could lead to...
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the world. The second phase, prospective, aims at evaluating the future trends of sustainability in the world by 2030. The … such as Germany and UK, however, penalized by insufficient environmental performance. Other highly developed countries are …
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indicators. The FEEM SI index is built into a recursive-dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of the world economy … sustainability improves at the regional and world level thanks to the GHG emission reductions achieved through climate policy …
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This paper analyses the incentives to participate in and the stability of international climate coalitions. Using the integrated assessment model WITCH, the analysis of coalitions' profitability and stability is performed under alternative assumptions concerning the pure rate of time preference,...
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evolution of all indicators over time throughout the world, and (ii) the aggregation methodology to reconcile them in one … current sustainability at world level differs from what the traditional measure of well-being, the GDP, depicts, highlighting … the trade-offs among different components of sustainability. Moreover, in the next decade a slight decrease in world …
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affect the level of world GHGs emissions in 2020. Our estimates are based on official communications to the UNFCCC, on …
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The latest round of international negotiations in Copenhagen led to a set of commitments on emission reductions which are unlikely to stabilise global warming below or around 2°C. As a consequence, in the absence of additional ambitious policy measures, adaptation will be needed to address...
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is broadly viewed as the world’s most legitimate scientific …
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