We examine an open economy's strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by replacing its consumption of coal - very carbon … counterproductive, ultimately increasing world emissions. We establish testable conditions as to whether a unilateral tax on domestic CO … characterize this strategy's implications for climate policy in the rest of the world. Finally, we present an illustrative …

pollution depends on its share of world capital. The authors show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is … (United States) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global … the increased pollution in China has global effects, the US may not benefit from the environmental restrictions and a …

on its share of world capital. We show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is high, there will be …) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global pollution depends … pressure on the US to raise environmental regulations on industry. Capital will move to China. Because the increased pollution …

they externalise pollution to less developed countries. This paper offers a way to quantify climate responsibility by … the center of the world economy are increasingly consuming CO2 which was emitted in the periphery. Developed countries … value chain shifts. Footprint growth in the center is strongly linked to additional pollution and technical development in …

sudden expansion and globalization of world economies, pollution embodied in trade flows becomes important for measurement of … change related. Discussions begin to gain the world with the signature of the Kyoto Protocol (1997), where an international … the "Rest of the World" for the period 1995 to 2009. Furthermore, the production side is disaggregated into 35 productive …