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Quantifying historical carbon and climate debts among nations

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  • H. Damon Matthews

    (Concordia University, Planning and Environment, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

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Contributions to historical climate change vary substantially among nations. A new method of quantifying historical inequalities using carbon and climate debts can inform discussions about responsibility for cutting emissions in the future.

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  • H. Damon Matthews, 2016. "Quantifying historical carbon and climate debts among nations," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 60-64, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate2774
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2774
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