DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2017.1314244
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85018800296
论文题名: Convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions: implications and meta-analysis
作者: Acar S ; , Söderholm P ; , Brännlund R
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2018
卷: 18, 期: 4 起始页码: 512
结束页码: 525
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Carbon dioxide emissions
; convergence
; global climate agreements
; per capita rule
Scopus关键词: carbon budget
; carbon dioxide
; carbon emission
; convergence
; environmental economics
; international agreement
; meta-analysis
; policy approach
; policy development
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: There is a rich empirical literature testing whether per capita carbon dioxide emissions tend to converge over time and across countries. This article provides a meta-analysis of the results from this research, and discusses how carbon emissions convergence may be understood in, for instance, the presence of international knowledge spillovers and policy convergence. The results display evidence of either divergence or persistent gaps at the global level, but convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions between richer industrialized countries. However, the results appear sensitive to the choice of data sample and choice of convergence concept, e.g. stochastic convergence versus β-convergence. Moreover, peer-reviewed studies have a higher likelihood of reporting convergence in carbon dioxide emissions compared to non-refereed work. POLICY RELEVANCE The empirical basis for an egalitarian rule of equal emissions per capita in the design of global climate agreements is not solid; this supports the need to move beyond single allocation rules, and increase knowledge about the impacts of combined scenarios. However, even in the context of the 2015 Paris Agreement with its emphasis on voluntary contributions and ‘national circumstances’, different equity-based principles could serve as useful points of reference for how the remaining carbon budget should be allocated. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80154
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作者单位: Department of Economics, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Bagcilar, Turkey; Economics Unit, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden; Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics, Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Recommended Citation:
Acar S,, Söderholm P,, Brännlund R. Convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions: implications and meta-analysis[J]. Climate Policy,2018-01-01,18(4)