Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation

• Main Authors: CHATTERJI, Shurojit, GHOSAL, Sayantan, WALSH, Sean, WHALLEY, John
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Unilateral initiatives; mitigation; global learning; technology transfer; Economic Theory; Environmental Policy; Public Economics
• Online Access: 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
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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...