Balancing contemporary fairness and historical justice: A ‘quasi-equitable’ proposal for GHG mitigations

Yang, Zili; Sirianni, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2010.05.010

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“…Currently, it is thought that the protection and enhancement of the terrestrial carbon sink is the best way to engineer climate against deleterious evolution (Reay, 2007). Worldwide monitoring of each country's contributions to GHG emissions should therefore be given the highest priority (Yang & Sirianni, 2010). In this spirit, the CarbonTracker is an integrated system for CO 2 measurement that assesses the net CO 2 exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere and that will be useful for the scientific community and for policymakers .…”

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The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

Carels¹

2011

Biofuel's Engineering Process Technology

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The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

Carels¹

2011

Biofuel's Engineering Process Technology

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“…Long-standing stalemates on the questions of historical responsibilities have repeatedly obstructed progress on the practical dimensions of implementing the low-carbon transition in emerging economies (Hultman et al , 2011). Yang and Sirianni (2010) find diametrically opposed opinions from the two largest polluters: China and the USA. The USA will commit to global greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation requirements if several major polluters (including China and India) also undertake mitigation efforts.…”

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Climate justice: between Mammon and Mother Earth

Meikle

Wilson

Jafry

2016

IJCCSM

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Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the ethical debate over roles and responsibilities to address the injustices of climate change and its impacts. The current impasse over taking action may lie in the very different ways people view the world and their place in it. The aim is to explore some profound contradictions within differing strands of knowledge feeding into common understandings of climate justice. Design/methodology/approach A literature review of appropriate peer-reviewed and “grey” literature was conducted with a view to defining the term “climate justice”. Findings In addition to there being no single, clear definition of climate justice, a fundamental schism was found between what indigenous peoples want to see happen and what industrialised nations can do with respect to both the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change. Research limitations/implications One limitation to defining climate justice, and reason for publishing, is the lack of peer-reviewed work on this topic. Practical implications This paper has many practical implications, the most fundamental of which is the need to reach a consensus over rights to the Earth’s resources. If humanity, within which there are many societies, chooses to follow a truly equitable path post 2015, industrialised countries and corporations will need to move away from “endless growth economics”. The ways in which climate justice might be operationalised in future are considered, including the concept of a “climate-justice” checklist. Originality/value While the reconciliation proposed in this paper might be considered idealistic, unless it is acknowledged the Earth’s resources are limited, over-exploited and for all people to use sustainably, thus requiring a reduction in consumption by individuals relatively affluent in global terms, climate negotiators will continue talking about the same issues without achieving meaningful change.

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“…Yang和Sirianni [14] 采用RICE模型, 研究了各国非合作的纳什均衡, 并讨论了在"不变色"的原则下碳配额分配的可行性. 这些研究所采用的模型有的是基于综合评估模型(integrated assessment model, IAM)提出 , 比如Kemfert等人 [10] 以及Yang和 Sirianni [14] [16] . 本文所采用的 IAM模型是EMRICES(Enforced Muilt-factor Regional Climate and Economy System) [17] , 它是在RICE基础上发展而来的模型.…”

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