Comparing Countries' Copenhagen Commitments, State vs. Federal Climate Policies, more
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July 22, 2010
Comparing Climate Commitments: A Model-Based Analysis of the Copenhagen Accord
By Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris, Peter Wilcoxen
The authors compare the targets and actions to which countries have committed under the Copenhagen Accord. They show how various formulations of these commitments make them appear quite different in stringency. The authors estimate and compare both environmental and economic performance, and they analyze the spillover effects of emissions reductions efforts on countries that did not adopt economy-wide emissions targets at Copenhagen.read more ››
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Interactions between State and Federal Climate Change Policies
By Lawrence Goulder and Robert N. Stavins
The authors examine the interconnections between federal and state climate change policy in the United States. They conclude that state-level policy in the presence of a federal policy can be beneficial or problematic, depending on the nature of the overlap between the two systems, the relative stringency of the efforts, and the types of policy instruments engaged.read more ››
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Linking Policies When Tastes Differ: Global Climate Policy in a Heterogeneous World
By Gilbert E. Metcalf and David Weisbach
The authors discuss linkage of various types of trading systems. Their goal is to identify opportunities for constructive linkage and policy choices that might limit or hinder linkage. They argue that the basic approach of existing emission-reduction-credit systems, especially the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), can be extended to create linkage opportunities among diverse emission control systems while eliminating some of the problems in the CDM. Moreover, while emission-reduction-credit systems are designed to work with cap and trade, the authors describe how they might complement tax and certain regulatory systems, as well.read more ››
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Options for the Institutional Venue for International Climate Negotiations
By Robert N. Stavins
The Fifteenth Conference of the Parties reinforced doubts about whether the UNFCCC should continue to be the primary institutional venue for global climate change negotiations. This issue brief assesses some other institutions that might serve to supplement or partially replace the UNFCCC, including the Major Economies Forum, the G-20, and bilateral and multilateral approaches.read more ››
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Robert Stavins Conducts Seminar at International Peace Institute in New York
By Robert C. Stowe
Harvard Project Director Robert Stavins conducted a seminar at the International Peace Institute in New York City titled "Climate Change Policy after Copenhagen." The June talk addressed the outcomes of COP-15 in Copenhagen, the institutional context of international climate policy, and prospects for U.S. domestic climate policy. There were about 75 participants--primarily representatives of permanent missions to the UN. Read a transcript of his talk.read more ››
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Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Conducts Research Workshop in Venice, Italy
By Robert C. Stowe
The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements convened the International Research Workshop on Institutions for Global Governance--at which leading scholars examined the institutional context of international climate change policy. The May workshop was hosted by and jointly organized with the International Center for Climate Governance, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change.read more ››
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Harvard Kennedy School's Robert Stavins Named a Coordinating Lead Author for IPCC's New Report
By Sasha Talcott
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has named Robert N. Stavins, director of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, a coordinating lead author for the next report's chapter on international cooperation and agreements. Stavins, along with Professor Zou Ji of China's Renmin Univeristy, will lead the chapter's other authors in building consensus on the topic, titled "International Cooperation: Agreements and Instruments."read more ››
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