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The Kyoto Protocol and developing countries

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dc.contributor Babiker, Mustafa H.M.
dc.contributor Reilly, John M.
dc.contributor Jacoby, Henry D.
dc.date 2003-10-24T14:56:33Z
dc.date 2003-10-24T14:56:33Z
dc.date 1999-10
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-09T02:31:28Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-09T02:31:28Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-09
dc.identifier no. 56
dc.identifier http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/abstracts.html#a56
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3590
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description Under the Kyoto Protocol, the world's wealthier countries assumed binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement requires these countries to consider ways to minimize adverse effects on developing countries of these actions, transmitted through trade. Using a general equilibrium model of the world economy, we find that adverse effects fall mainly on energy-exporting countries, for some even greater than on countries that are assuming commitments. Removing existing fuel taxes and subsidies and using international permit trading would greatly reduce the adverse impacts and also reduce economic impacts on the countries taking on commitments. Another approach, preferential tariff reduction for developing countries, would benefit many developing countries, but would not target those most adversely affected. If instead, OECD countries directly compensated developing countries for losses, the required annual financial transfer would be on the order of $25 billion (1995 $US) in 2010.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20).
dc.description Abstract in HTML and technical report in PDF available on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/)
dc.format 20 p.
dc.format 292629 bytes
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
dc.relation Report no. 56
dc.subject QC981.8.C5 M58 no.56
dc.title The Kyoto Protocol and developing countries


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