Chatterji, Shurojit, Ghosal, Sayantan , Walsh, Sean and Whalley, John (2012) Unilateral measures and emissions mitigation. In: The Global Development Post-Durban Of Policy Regimes To Combat Climate Change, LSE, London, 13 Mar 2012 (Unpublished)

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss global climate change mitigation that builds on existing unilateral actions to deliver ever deepening emission cuts over time. A wide array of unilateral environmental measures have been documented. We discuss the rationale for such measures and argue that unilateral initiatives have the potential to generate positive spillover e¤ects both within and across countries. In a simple dynamic model of learning we show that single countries on their own may never get to the point of switching completely to low emission activities while 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, and strengthens, positive spillovers in unilateral initiatives and accelerates convergence to a global low emissions regime.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Date:	13 March 2012
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Version or Related Resource:	Chatterji, Shurojit, et al. (2010). Unilateral measures and emissions mitigation. In: Royal Economic Society 2010 Conference. University of Surrey, 29 Mar 2012.
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	The Global Development Post-Durban Of Policy Regimes To Combat Climate Change
Type of Event:	Workshop
Location of Event:	LSE, London
Date(s) of Event:	13 Mar 2012
Related URLs:	Organisation Other Related item in WRAP
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/45436

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