Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change
Two Nicholas Stern’s papers, in Economics and Philosophy, Vol. 30, n° 3, novembre 2014
Étiqueté : equity
Governance and equity in EU climate policy
“This two-part paper, firstly, looks at the evolution and improvement of the assessment of National Allocation Plans, developed by EU Member States under the EU Emissions Trading system, in the period, 2005-2012. Secondly the paper focuses on the development of EU 2020 climate targets and in particular how the 2020 policy framework includes provisions, which can be regarded as a form of “equity” between richer and poor EU Member States”. (© MAPS)
A new market-based climate change solution achieving 2°C and equity
Current climate change strategies seem increasingly incapable of averting planetary catastrophe. The United Nations (UN) strategy places responsibility for CO2 reduction on governments, but governments by nature seek lower burdens…
Social-psychology, equity and climate change negotiations
Social-psychology, equity and climate change negotiations / Sonja Klinsky. Cape Town. MAPS Programme, May 2014, 37 p. (research paper ; 18) http://www.mapsprogramme.org/wp-content/uploads/Paper_Social-psychology-equity-and-climate-change-negotiations.pdf This paper addresses the equity debates within climate policy, and draws attention to underlying social-psychological patterns that could shape ideas about what feels fair...
Water and climate change in Africa : Challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi
Following an overview of the ways climate change is affecting three cities in Africa, this book discusses the equity and climate justice implications, and then gives examples of ways in which a range of local community organizations are extending their current activities to address these challenges, through innovative new programs and initiatives at the grassroots
Climate, development and equity
This What Next Volume presents voices from across the North and South, addressing the combined challenges of climate, development and equity
Equity and cost-effectiveness of multilateral adaptation finance – are they friends or foes ?
This CIS discussion paper analyses potential criteria to allocate international funding for adaptation to climate change, as a response to one of the main governance challenges of international adaptation funding – the prioritization of project proposals given scarce funding…
Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Build on Copenhagen and Cancun
The authors offer a framework to assign quantitative allocations of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), across countries, one budget period at a time…
Sustainable adaptation to climate change: prioritising social equity and environmental integrity
This book sets out how to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty reduction as well as confronting the processes driving vulnerability
