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Compensations and contributions under an international carbon treaty

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  • Seidman, Laurence
  • Lewis, Kenneth

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This paper provides a numerical illustration of how an international carbon treaty might work. The simulations in this paper using 2004 data on carbon emissions and per capita GDP from 178 countries suggest that high-income countries might be much better off collectively compensating low-income countries through an international treaty to help reduce carbon emissions rather than reducing carbon emissions without their help.

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  • Seidman, Laurence & Lewis, Kenneth, 2009. "Compensations and contributions under an international carbon treaty," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 341-350, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jpolmo:v:31:y:2009:i:3:p:341-350
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    Keywords

    Carbon treaty Carbon tax Carbon permits Compensation Contributions;

    JEL classification:

    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies

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