A Strategy for International Climate Negotiations
For International Climate Negotiations
Today China removed “Under the Dome” an anti-smog video that is described as equivalent to Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth.” (view it here) In fact the parallel runs deeper than you
EurActiv reports that at the World Economic Forum in Davos, François Hollande, Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Jim Yong Kim all stressed the importance of pricing carbon. But Emilie Alberola, head of carbon-market research for
After meeting with US Pres. Obama, Prime Minister Modi of India signaled a move away from India’s “historical responsibility” argument and toward joining an international deal on global warming at the Paris conference in
“The prime minister and I made a personal commitment to work together to pursue a strong global climate agreement in Paris,” said President Obama. Modi said a deal between Washington and China committing to
China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to a date of 2030 for peak CO2 emissions. “The statement is an upbeat signal to motivate other countries but the timeline China has committed to is not a
Scholars at Paris Dauphine University propose a global “bonus-malus” form of carbon pricing. Countries with above average per-capita CO2 emissions would pay those with below-average emissions. Their report calculates that, at $7.50/tonne, the US would pay $34B,
Bloomberg reports that many, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, are saying consensus on carbon pricing could be a key outcome of the December climate summit. And “pricing” means taxes, emissions trading systems or other schemes.
Figueres, the UN climate chief, told us repeatedly that none of the pledges were doing anything for the purpose of fixing the climate. And she told us the agreement was designed to have no