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We explore the consequences of treating the multiple, non-market benefits associated with improvements in ecosystem … to pay measures of use-based ecosystem services are impacted by the changes in demand for complementary market goods …. Demand for these goods shifts due to the introduction of pollution regulations that deliver improvements in ecosystem …
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Because of the global commons nature of climate change, international cooperation among nations will likely be necessary for meaningful action at the global level. At the same time, it will inevitably be up to the actions of sovereign nations to put in place policies that bring about meaningful...
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We explore a framework that could be used to assign quantitative allocations of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), across countries, one budget period at a time. Under the two-part plan: (i) China, India, and other developing countries accept targets at Business as Usual (BAU) in the coming...
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Over the past two decades, the international community has struggled to deal constructively with the problem of mitigating climate change. This is considered by many to be the preeminent public policy challenge of our time, but actual policy responses have been relatively modest. This essay...
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world-wide survey of agents involved in international climate policy, we show that the perceived support of different equity …
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Climate change effects on agricultural yields will be uneven over the world with a few countries, mostly in high …
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Major carbon-pricing systems in Europe and North America involve multiple jurisdictions (countries or states). Individual jurisdictions often pursue additional initiatives—such as unilateral carbon price floors, legislation to phase out coal, aviation taxes or support programs for renewable...
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Fears that globalization necessarily hurts the environment are not well-founded. A survey reveals little statistical … Methods (PPMs), provided the measures do not discriminate among producer countries. People care about both the environment and …
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economies, are false or need serious amendment in a world with international trade in goods. Since the three results we … a re-examination may be in order. Specifically, we demonstrate that in an open trading world, but not in a closed …
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