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- Book Synopsis
- Beleaguered by mutual recrimination between rich and poor countries, squeezed by the zero-sum arithmetic of a shrinking global carbon budget, and overtaken by shifts in economic and hence bargaining power between these countries, international cooperation on climate change has floundered. Given these three factors - which Arvind Subramanian and Aaditya Mattoo call the "narrative," "adding up," and "new world" problems - the wonder is not the current impasse; it is, rather, the belief that progress might be possible at all. In this book, the authors argue that any chance of progress must address each of these problems in a radically different way. First, the old narrative of recrimination must cede to a narrative based on recognition of common interests. Second, leaders must shift the focus away from emissions cuts to technology generation. Third, the old "cash-for-cuts" approach must be abandoned for one that requires contributions from all countries calibrated in magnitude and form to their current level of development and future prospects.
- About The Author
- Arvind Subramanian is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development with a joint appointment at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics. Aaditya Mattoo is the research manager for trade and integration at the World Bank.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781933286679
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Center for Global Development, (28 February 2013)
- Number of Pages
- 150
- Weight
- 204 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 226 x 149 x 12 mm
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