Global Warming, Technological Change and Trade in Carbon Energy: Challenge or Threat?

Is it possible to combat global climate change through North-to-South technology transfer even without a global climate treaty? Or do carbon leakage and the rebound effect imply that it is possible to take advantage of technological improvements under the umbrella of a global arrangement only? For a...

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Published in:Environmental & resource economics 2015-12, Vol.62 (4), p.791-809
Main Authors: Stephan, Gunter, Müller-Fürstenberger, Georg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Carbon
carbon markets
climate
Climate change
Climate policy
Cooperation
Costs
Developing countries
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Emission standards
Emissions
Emissions trading
Energy
Energy efficiency
Environmental Economics
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Environmental Management
Environmental policy
Global climate
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
International
International cooperation
International trade
LDCs
Studies
Technological change
Technology transfer
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Summary:Is it possible to combat global climate change through North-to-South technology transfer even without a global climate treaty? Or do carbon leakage and the rebound effect imply that it is possible to take advantage of technological improvements under the umbrella of a global arrangement only? For answering these questions two possible states of the world are discussed: one, where more energy efficient technologies are transferred unconditionally from the North to the South, and where regions do not cooperate in the solution of the global climate problem but unilaterally decide on climate policies and technology transfers; one, where the North-to-South technology transfer is tied to the requirement that the South in some way contributes to the solution of the global climate problem. Rebound and leakage effects hinder a sustainable and welfare improving solution of the climate problem.
ISSN:0924-6460
1573-1502
DOI:10.1007/s10640-014-9818-4