"Equity and Climate Policy: An Allocation Method Based on Individual Emissions"
Presentation at ETIP seminar series
Presentation, Energy Technology Innovation Project
October 7, 2008
Authors: Shoibal Chakravarty, Ananth Chikkatur, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Massimo Tavoni
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Belfer Center Studies in International Security; Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Environment and Natural Resources; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
The speakers presented a new framework for allocation of a global carbon reduction target among nations, in which "common but differentiated responsibilities" refers to the emissions of individuals, rather than of nations. Their scheme is designed to blend parsimony, fairness, and pragmatism - one rule for everyone. All those with the same emissions are treated equally, wherever they live. "High emitters" are defined as those whose emissions exceed a universal individual emissions cap, which is derived transparently from a global emissions target. National targets are derived by summing the excess emissions of all "high emitter" individuals in a country. Nations are free to determine the policies they need to meet these targets, but policies that pursue emissions reduction across a wide swath of a country's economy is preferable to those that address only the emissions of the country's high emitters.
- Equity and Climate Policy (1.1 MB PDF)
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