Unilateral measures and global emissions mitigation

Shurojit Chatterji, Sayantan Ghosal, Sean Walsh and John Whalley
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Sean Walsh: Center for International Governance Innovation

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) from University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper we discuss global climate change mitigation that builds on existing unilateral actions to deliver ever deepening emission cuts over time. A wide array of unilateral environmental measures have been documented. We discuss the rationale for such measures and argue that unilateral initiatives have the potential to generate positive spillover e¤ects both within and across countries. Using a simple dynamic model of learning, we show how global negotiations can accelerate convergence to a global low emissions regime by building on and strengthening the positive spillovers inherent in unilateral initiatives.

Keywords: Unilateral initiatives; mitigation; technology; cumulative; emissions reduction; learning; global; negotiations. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F53 Q50 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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