Global energy strategies to control future carbon dioxide emissions

Global demographic trends and future carbon emissions.

Substantial changes in population size, age structure, and urbanization are expected in many parts of the world this century. Although such changes can affect energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, emissions scenario analyses have either left them out or treated them in a fragmentary or overly simplified manner. We carry out a comprehensive assessment of the implications of demographic change...

Equitable and Efficient International Schemes to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions

We examine three noncooperative “global warming games” where carbon dioxide emissions and transfers are determined. An international agency implements transfers from rich to poor nations. In each game, the transfer mechanism obeys a predetermined equity principle – horizontal, proportional or “green GNP.” Participation in each transfer scheme is voluntary. We find that implementable horizontal ...

An Equitable, Efficient, and Implementable Scheme to Control Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

DEBATE ABOUT the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, and fears that it will result in an intensification of the Greenhouse Effect and global warming, have spurred consideration of sustainable development. It has been claimed that technology to improve energy efficiency already exists that is cost-effective without consideration of the gains from abatement of carb...

Approaches to Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions