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If we continue implementing policies to reduce emissions in the short term without any focus on developing the technology to achieve this, there is only one possible outcome: virtually no climate impact, but a significant dent in global economic growth, with more people in poverty, and the planet in a worse place than it could be.
Moreover, since January, the authorities have required 15,000 factories, including state-owned enterprises, to disclose official data on airborne emissions and water discharge.
Yet, since that time, greenhouse-gas emissions have continued to soar.
The United States has proved to be the biggest laggard in the world, refusing to sign the 1997 Kyoto Protocol or to adopt any effective domestic emissions controls.
Per capita carbon emissions in US coal states tend to be much higher than the national average.
Since addressing climate change is first and foremost directed at reduced emissions from coal – the most carbon-intensive of all fuels – America’s coal states are especially fearful about the economic implications of any controls (though the oil and automobile industries are not far behind).
In fact, empirical evidence shows that in many cases, further reducing carbon-dioxide emissions might help to make industries more competitive.
What is notable is that rising energy prices have been accompanied not only by relatively robust competitiveness, but also by huge reductions in CO2 emissions.
Europe’s chemical industry has halved its greenhouse-gas emissions compared to 1990, while increasing output by 20%.
This suggests that rapidly reducing emissions may sometimes even help to maintain a firm’s competitiveness.
In a pilot study on specific chemical products for the European Climate Foundation, experts from McKinsey identified the potential for a further 50-75% reduction in CO2 emissions.
This is because greater reliance on recycling, for example, reduces costs – and thus enhances companies’ competitiveness – while reducing emissions and driving new approaches like cross-sector innovation.
There are smarter ways to reduce emissions than just raising costs for industry and consumers.
The new paradigm should focus on finding ways to reduce CO2 emissions in ways that ultimately help to produce better products at lower cost.
Individual countries pledged to limit their emissions in the near term, with provisions for future monitoring and periodic reviews of targets.
In the past, only rich countries were expected to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions; developing countries were explicitly spared that within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Furthermore, countries like the United States would not agree to limit their emissions if they feared that carbon-emitting industry would simply migrate to developing countries.
Starting in 2023, countries are to report every five years on compliance with their emissions targets.
Fourth, the agreement contains mechanisms to facilitate international linkage, including scope for residents of rich countries to finance emissions reductions in poor countries.
Achieving more aggressive environmental goals, particularly limiting warming to 1.5ºC, or zero greenhouse-gas emissions in the second half of the century, would of course be desirable in terms of minimizing the risk of disaster scenarios.
Rich countries can’t deny that their past emissions have inflicted harm on the world.
The average American still accounts for ten times the emissions of the average citizen of India, and India should not be deprived of the right to develop economically.
But the best way to address these fairness concerns is through the agreed emissions targets.
The richer a country is, the earlier the date at which its emissions should peak.
The richer it is, the more sharply its target should cut emissions relative to the baseline.
With targets that take into account their stage of development, poor countries can be paid for additional emissions cuts under the international linkage mechanisms.
But there is no guarantee that free emissions trading will not function like other financial markets, producing sharp fluctuations in CO2 prices.
For example, governments could implement accelerated depreciation schemes for investment in low-carbon businesses; offer subsidies for investment in energy-efficient buildings; and create policies that favor industrial innovation aimed at reducing emissions and boosting competitiveness.
These countries agreed to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases in order to slow the process of global warming.
Yes, the US is not yet a party to the agreement - even though America is the world's biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
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