Great expectations: can international emissions trading deliver an equitable climate regime?

Baumert, Kevin A.; Perkaus, James F.; Kete, Nancy

doi:10.3763/cpol.2003.0317

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“…One major source of GHGs is landfills, which account for 3.4-3.9% of total annual GHG emissions worldwide ( Figure 1) (Chen, & Lin, 2008;Baumert, et al, 2003;Forbes, et al, 2001). This is because large quantities of carbon dioxide and methane are produced by decomposition of the organic fraction of solid wastes in landfills.…”

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Improving Solid Waste Management in Gulf Co-operation Council States: Developing Integrated Plans to Achieve Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Ansari¹

2012

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Landfills are a significant source of greenhouse gases, which contribute to the process of global warming. In the region covered by the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), changes in consumption patterns have led to an excessive dump of municipal solid waste (MSW). Thus, it is clearly an important time to re-evaluate conventional waste management protocols in order to establish methods that not only deal with increased demand but also minimize greenhouse gas emissions and improve efficiency of resource management, in general. Here, I advocate the use of a new hierarchy in integrated municipal solid waste schemes, with the aim of designing more eco-friendly management plans for use in GCC states.

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Improving Solid Waste Management in Gulf Co-operation Council States: Developing Integrated Plans to Achieve Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Ansari¹

2012

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“…However, such a reduction would conflict with the idea of allocating equally over time. 13 Apart from the political feasibility, Baumert and Kete (2003) point out at some other aspects (for example net benefits for developing countries) that should be considered for global allocations schemes. The new approach presented here could also be restricted to a selected number of countries as suggested by Baumert and Kete (2003, p. 146).…”

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Equal emissions per capita over time – a proposal to combine responsibility and equity of rights for post‐2012 GHG emission entitlement allocation

Bode

2004

Eur. Env.

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Any effective future climate policy regime based on the Kyoto Protocol requires the determination of the concrete contribution regarding time and quantity for each party. Based on the two justice principles, responsibility and equity of rights, that form the basis for the so‐called Brazilian Proposal and Contraction and Convergence respectively, a new approach is developed: future emission rights are allocated on the basis of equal emissions per capita over time. By so doing not only are emissions per capita (EPC) taken into account during the allocation but also their evolution over time. This may result in negative quantities of emission rights for some parties due to their historical ‘burden’. On the other hand, parties with low EPC would be allocated large amounts of ‘fair air’. Even though this approach may currently lack political support by powerful parties, it offers another analytical reference point for the political bargaining process on future allocations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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“…While emissions reduction strategies are likely to vary from country to country, without tackling emissions from all land-based economic sectors, climate policy discussions, such as the REDD+ readiness discussions in Cameroon, run the risk of not delivering an equitable climate regime [17]. Thus, a national approach to land-based emissions-related problems should pursue the integration of emissions reduction strategies into all land-based policies, rather than the formulation of a specific policy [18].…”

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Comparative Multi-Criteria Assessment of Climate Policies and Sustainable Development Strategies in Cameroon: Towards a GIS Decision-Support Tool for the Design of an Optimal REDD+ Strategy

2014

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Abstract:Cameroon is committed to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+). To achieve this goal, the government has introduced a series of policy reforms and formulated a number of key strategic planning documents to advance the REDD+ readiness process in Cameroon. This paper assesses the extent to which major cross-sectoral policies support or impede the development and implementation of an optimal REDD+ strategy in Cameroon from a comparative multi-criteria perspective. Study results reveal that a majority of the policy instruments reviewed appeared to be less prescriptive in terms of any tangible REDD+ strategy, as they do not have provisions for tangible measures to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. Given the lack of adequate flexibility, prompt review and responsiveness of these cross-sectoral policies to adapt themselves to new realities and respond to a changing environment, this paper introduces a GIS-REDD+ decision support system (GIS-REDD+DSS) that is necessary to support the adaptive element of an adaptive REDD+ strategy in Cameroon. The OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2014, 6 6126 GIS-REDD+DSS, an electronic REDD+agri intermediary hub, serves the following purpose: (1) host a database of locally-relevant climate information, improved input technologies, best practices as well as land use and forest cover geo-spatial maps; (2) host a virtual economic tool that performs economic valuations (costs and benefits) and financial analysis of REDD+agri projects to aid investment decision-making; and (3) host an electronic marketplace to mediate any-to-any transactions among REDD+agri project developers, service providers, input suppliers, private and institutional investors and buyers (wholesalers and retailers), thereby creating value in two ways: aggregation and matching. This decision support tool, we argue, is a fundamental prerequisite for "policy and REDD+ safeguard integration" innovation that allows new scientific findings to be integrated into REDD+ strategies in a short period of time.

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Great expectations: can international emissions trading deliver an equitable climate regime?

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Improving Solid Waste Management in Gulf Co-operation Council States: Developing Integrated Plans to Achieve Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Improving Solid Waste Management in Gulf Co-operation Council States: Developing Integrated Plans to Achieve Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Equal emissions per capita over time – a proposal to combine responsibility and equity of rights for post‐2012 GHG emission entitlement allocation

Comparative Multi-Criteria Assessment of Climate Policies and Sustainable Development Strategies in Cameroon: Towards a GIS Decision-Support Tool for the Design of an Optimal REDD+ Strategy

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