IPCC strategies unfair to the South
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The recommendations of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, convened at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, do not sufficiently take into account the rising energy needs of the developing, Southern countries. The North bears the greatest responsibility for the present emission and historical accumulation of carbon dioxide. A system of tradeable emission quotas allowing the North to buy pollution rights from the South would provide a market incentive for cleaner technologies. It would also provide economic assistance to the South based on trade, not charity. A simple carbon tax in the North would not.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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What to look for at Kyoto
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Kyoto, Japan, will address international targets for global greenhouse gas emission targets into the next millennium. The European Union will propose that develop countries cut emissions by 15% in 13 years. Brazil will propose that emission targets are established according to emission histories. Australia opposes enforced environmental targets.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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