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In Search of a New Effective International Climate Framework for Post-2020: A Proposal for an Upstream Global Carbon Market

Nishimura, Mutsuyoshi; Yasumoto, Akinobu - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

Given the urgency and the magnitude of emission cuts required to arrest the global temperature rise at an acceptable level (like 2 degrees Celsius), it is imperative that action to mitigate climate change is taken at the lowest cost. This can be done if a cost effective set of policy tools with...

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Who Should Bear the Cost of China's Carbon Emissions Embodied in Goods for Exports?

Zhang, ZhongXiang - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

China's capital-intensive, export-oriented, spectacular economic growth since launching its open-door policy and economic reforms in late 1978 not only has created jobs and has lifted millions of the Chinese people out of poverty, but also has given rise to unprecedented environmental pollution...

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The National-Level Energy Ladder and its Carbon Implications

Burke, Paul J. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

This paper documents an energy ladder that nations ascend as their per capita incomes increase. On average, economic development results in an overall substitution from the use of biomass to fulfill energy needs to energy sourced from fossil fuels, and then toward nuclear power and certain...

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Fulfilling Australia's International Climate Finance Commitments: Which Sources of Financing Are Promising and How Much Could They Raise?

Jotzo, Frank; Pickering, Jonathan; Wood, Peter John - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

commitment is in Australia's interests, since climate finance can harness low-cost mitigation opportunities and help vulnerable …

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China's Low Carbon Transformation: Drivers, Challenges, and Paths

Pan, Jiahua - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010

National climate change mitigation actions and objectives could be taken from both active and passive considerations …, including mitigation of global climate change, security of energy supply, promotion of sustainable development (environmental … the determination and efficiency in mitigation actions. The author demonstrates that China's low carbon transformation is …

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Party Divides: Expertise in and Attitude towards Climate Change among Australian Members of Parliament

Talberg, Anita; Howes, Stephen - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010

This study investigates Australian federal politicians' expertise in and attitudes towards climate change. Telephone interviews were conducted with a sample of 26 Members of Parliament (MPs). Results of the survey, undertaken in late 2009, suggest that climate change expertise is low to moderate...

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Where in the World is it Cheapest to Cut Carbon Emissions? Ranking Countries by Total and Marginal Cost of Abatement

Stern, David I.; Pezzey, John C. V.; Lambie, Neil Ross - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

climate mitigation policy. This may help to explain different countries' policy stances on climate mitigation. We hypothesize …

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Financing Adaptation to Climate-Induced Retreat from Coastal Inundation and Erosion.

Dobes, Leo; Chapman, Bruce James - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

Climate projections suggest increased inundation and erosion of beachfront property on the east coast of Australia over the coming century. Protective measures and accommodation to the effects of flooding offer initial lines of defence, but managed retreat will ultimately be required for some...

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How Many Jobs is 23,510, Really?

Chapman, Bruce James - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

It is commonplace in Australian policy debate for groups presumed to be adversely affected by proposed policies to provide estimates of the undesirable consequences of change. A fashionable form relates to predictions of job losses for the group affected, usually accompanied by counter-claims...

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Competitiveness and Leakage Concerns and Border Carbon Adjustments

Zhang, ZhongXiang - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012

This paper provides a review of the literature on competitiveness and leakage concerns associated with differentiated climate abatement commitments among countries. The literature reviewed is not exhausted, but it is sufficient to provide a balanced view of both academics and policy circles....

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