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Country Stakes in Climate Change Negotiations : Two Dimensions of Vulnerability

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dc.contributor.authorBuys, Piet
dc.contributor.authorDeichmann, Uwe
dc.contributor.authorMeisner, Craig
dc.contributor.authorThat, Thao Ton
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:01Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:01Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractFuture global agreements on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to include developing countries and industrialized countries that are not part of the Kyoto Protocol. An assessment using a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators relating to global change and energy provides insight into countries' likely attitudes and positions with respect to international treaties regulating carbon emissions. A distinction is made between source vulnerabilities (access to fossil fuels and renewable energy sources, options for GHG sequestration, the potential size of employment and income shocks) and impact vulnerabilities (changes in agricultural productivity, weather events and sea-level rise). This differential vulnerability is used to identify clear differences that determine likely negotiating positions. This helps us to understand the incentives required to make the establishment of such agreements more likely. Countries with high impact vulnerability and low source vulnerability should be the most inclined to support greenhouse gas emissions limits. Conversely, countries with high source vulnerability and low impact vulnerability should be most resistant to such limits. Additionally, a successful transition to clean energy sources will require transition support for countries with high source vulnerability and adaptation support for countries with high impact vulnerability.en
dc.identifier.citationClimate Policy
dc.identifier.issn14693062
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5478
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectAlternative Energy Sources Q420
dc.subjectEnergy: Government Policy Q480
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectNatural Disasters
dc.subjectGlobal Warming Q540
dc.subjectEnvironmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
dc.titleCountry Stakes in Climate Change Negotiations : Two Dimensions of Vulnerabilityen
dc.title.alternativeClimate Policyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum333
okr.journal.nbpages288-305
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
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okr.volume9
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