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Green growth entails several different kinds of processes: conversion to low-carbon energy, climate resilience, and response to climate shocks. Equity implies a fair sharing of the costs, within countries and between countries. The authors set out to explore some of the ways that equity has been...
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The authors set out to explore some of the ways that equity has been considered in climate change discussions. They discuss per capita emission right approaches, and highlight key challenges in the application of equity in global climate change negotiations. They provide a brief overview of key...
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In this chapter both theory and empirics are used to show that our picture of the processes of economic development changes radically when nature is introduced as a capital asset. Particular features of institutions that fashion societies' use of the natural-resource base are identified and...
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Environmental pollution is introduced both as a joint product and as a source of disutility in growth models. The … have sustained growth in the long run without accumulation of pollution; what is the impact of environmental concerns on …, consumption or environmental pollution affected if we take into account the environment; what type of deviations do we observe …
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Diverse goals which are widely agreed to be important in world society. Nevertheless, discussions on trade policy often … in the design of the world trading system. We sketch the underlying theory and possible practical mechanisms …
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emergence of new pollution problems, the lack of success in dealing with global warming and the still rising population in the … Third World as proof positive that humans are a short-sighted and rapacious species. Others however see the glass as half … the most part, we discuss the link between industrial pollution and growth, but also show how this most recent work is …
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The debate on growth versus the environment is usually summarized as optimists believing in limitless growth versus pessimists seeing environmental and resource limits to growth. This opposition defines the main strategies: namely, striving for green growth versus some anti-growth approach. In...
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-o§ between environmental quality and long-run growth can be overcome by a pollution abatement technology intervention. However …, if the source of pollution is consumption, the optimal carbon tax is zero and there is no trade-o§ between environment …
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