Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation

We discuss global climate mitigation that builds on existing unilateral measures to cut emissions. We document and discuss the rationale for such unilateral measures argue that such measures have the potential to generate positive spillover effects both within and across countries. In a simple dynam...

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Main Authors: CHATTERJI, Shurojit, GHOSAL, Sayantan, WALSH, Sean, WHALLEY, John
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soe_research-21632016-03-13T13:34:26Z Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation CHATTERJI, Shurojit GHOSAL, Sayantan WALSH, Sean WHALLEY, John We discuss global climate mitigation that builds on existing unilateral measures to cut emissions. We document and discuss the rationale for such unilateral measures argue that such measures have the potential to generate positive spillover effects both within and across countries. In a simple dynamic model of learning we show that while single countries on their own may never get to the point of switching completely to low emission activities, a learning process with positive spillovers across nations is more likely to deliver a global switch to low emissions. We discuss the key features of a new global Intellectual Property (IP) regime that builds on the positive spillovers inherent in unilateral initiatives and accelerates global convergence to low emissions. 2010-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1164 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2163/viewcontent/UnilateralMeasureEmissions_2010_wp.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Economics eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Unilateral initiatives mitigation global learning technology transfer Economic Theory Environmental Policy Public Economics
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider SMU Libraries
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language English
topic Unilateral initiatives
mitigation
global learning
technology transfer
Economic Theory
Environmental Policy
Public Economics
spellingShingle Unilateral initiatives
mitigation
global learning
technology transfer
Economic Theory
Environmental Policy
Public Economics
CHATTERJI, Shurojit
GHOSAL, Sayantan
WALSH, Sean
WHALLEY, John
Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
description We discuss global climate mitigation that builds on existing unilateral measures to cut emissions. We document and discuss the rationale for such unilateral measures argue that such measures have the potential to generate positive spillover effects both within and across countries. In a simple dynamic model of learning we show that while single countries on their own may never get to the point of switching completely to low emission activities, a learning process with positive spillovers across nations is more likely to deliver a global switch to low emissions. We discuss the key features of a new global Intellectual Property (IP) regime that builds on the positive spillovers inherent in unilateral initiatives and accelerates global convergence to low emissions.
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author CHATTERJI, Shurojit
GHOSAL, Sayantan
WALSH, Sean
WHALLEY, John
author_facet CHATTERJI, Shurojit
GHOSAL, Sayantan
WALSH, Sean
WHALLEY, John
author_sort CHATTERJI, Shurojit
title Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
title_short Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
title_full Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
title_fullStr Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
title_full_unstemmed Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation
title_sort unilateral measures and emissions mitigation
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2010
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1164
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2163/viewcontent/UnilateralMeasureEmissions_2010_wp.pdf
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