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Arguing that atmospheric pollution is a worldwide problem & that its solution requires global policy decisions, areas of potential international collaboration on this issue are explored. Barriers to cooperation are identified, most predominantly the anarchic state system. Different countries have dissimilar problems with & solutions to environmental issues. The environmental revolutionism of the 1970s is assessed, along with the effect of five multilateral emission reduction agreements signed during the era. It is concluded that there were three major developments that contributed toward the birth of atmospheric pollution controls: ecological interdependence, technological developments, & increased public influence on governmental policymakers. 30 References. Adapted from the source document.

Procedural and legal issues in the EC's decision-making process on the internal and international level.

The use of tradeable emission permits as a global policy for limiting greenhouse gas emissions is explored. Because nobody can escape the externalities of global atmospheric pollution & everybody has the right to share in a sustainable global atmosphere & climate, emission permits should be treated like property rights & allocated on a per capita basis across the world community. Rents generated by the process of reducing carbon emissions would acrue to nonpolluters, most of whom live in the southern hemisphere. The international transfers of wealth & income implied by the proposed scheme are large, but feasible, & lay the foundation for the real prospect that an international convention on carbon dioxide emissions could end the debt crisis & finance sustainable development in southern countries. The detailed design of a global tradeable permit regime is discussed. 1 Table, 41 References. Adapted from the source document.

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