Negotiating greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction involves the allocation of emissions and of emission reductions to specific agents, and notably, within the current UN framework, to associated countries. As production takes place in supply chains, increasingly extending over several countries, there are various options available in which emissions originating from one and the same activity may be attributed to different agents along the supply chain and thus to different countries. In this way, several distinct types of national carbon accounts can be constructed. We argue that these accounts will typically differ as regards the information they provide to individual countries on the effects their actions have on global emissions; and they may also, to varying degrees, prove useful in supporting the pursuit of an effective and just climate policy. However, none of the accounting systems proves "best" in achieving these aims under real world circumstances; we thus suggest compiling reliable data to facilitate the consistent calculation of multiple carbon accounts on a global level.
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