sameeksha Current Issue : VOL 45 No. 30 July 24 - July 30, 2010    See Full Contents>>
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    India and Climate Change: Some International Dimensions   (1st August 2009)
     Arvind Subramanian , Nancy Birdsall , Aaditya Mattoo
          Industrial countries have never been sympathetic to India’s idea of controlling carbon emissions based on per capita targets. They prefer targets based on reductions in total emissions by developing countries, comparable or equivalent to those undertaken by them. This paper offers a new approach that tries to bolster the case for a per capita emissions approach by distinguishing the co2 emissions intensity of production and consumption from energy use per capita. It also outlines some projections that could lead to a reasonable emissions trajectory for India and one that is consistent with global efforts at addressing climate change. Looking at the role of trade in climate change, it concludes that the outcome will be messy if the trading system is burdened with the task of settling environmental problems.


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