Should Ethiopia and least developed countries exit from the Paris climate accord? – Geopolitical, development, and energy policy perspectives

Tadesse Weldu Teklu

Energy Policy, 2018, vol. 120, issue C, 402-417

Abstract: In this study, it is argued, Ethiopia should in principle agree with the World in international climate change agreements (such as the Paris climate accord), purely to avoid any political and economic sanctions from “Earth friendly” nations and institutions; however, she should avoid becoming carbon neutral at the expense of adding costs and slowing her industrial development prospects. In fact, since CO2 emission (energy consumption) is directly correlated to economic prosperity and industrialization (see Table 1 and Figure 1), Ethiopia should plan to increase her CO2 emission per capita as much as possible.

Keywords: Ethiopia, Africa, and Least developed countries (LDCs); The Paris Climate Accord; CO2 versus Pharmaceutical Drugs Argument; Carbon-tax versus Financial Aid; Climate Change as a Neo-Colonialism (Neo-liberalism) Tool; Climate Change as a Neo-Cold-War Instrument (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.075

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