Vol. 20 Contents and Author Index
In: Environmental politics, Band 20, Heft 6, S. 958-968
ISSN: 0964-4016
In: Environmental politics, Band 20, Heft 6, S. 958-968
ISSN: 0964-4016
In: Environmental politics, Band 20, Heft 6, S. 958-967
ISSN: 1743-8934
Political attention has increasingly focused on limiting warming to 2êC. However, to date the only mitigation commitments accompanying this target are the so-called Copenhagen pledges, and these pledges appear to be inconsistent with the 2êC objective. Diverging opinions on whether this inconsistency can or should be resolved have been expressed. This paper clarifies the alternative assumptions underlying these diverging view points and explicits their implications. It first gives simple visualizations of the challenge posed by the 2êC target. It then proposes a decision tree, linking different beliefs on climate change, the achievability of different policies, and current international policy dynamics to various options to move forward on climate change.
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In: Debates on the Measurement of Global Poverty, S. 86-101
In: Griephan-Briefe: Fachinformationen zum Geschäftsfeld äußere & innere Sicherheit, Band 46, Heft 40, S. 4-4
ISSN: 1860-403X, 1860-403X
In: Journal of Palestine studies, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 78-93
ISSN: 1533-8614
A biblical scholar attends the fifth annual summit of the Christians United for Israel, held in Washington, D.C., from 20 to 22 July 2010, and casts a critical eye on its proceedings, politics, and use of scripture.
In: Middle East review of international affairs. Journal, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 20-27
ISSN: 1565-8996
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In: MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs, Band 15, Heft 1
The European Commission did not publish a cost-benefit analysis for its 2020 climate package. This paper fills that gap, comparing the marginal costs and benefits of greenhouse gas emission reduction. The uncertainty about the marginal costs of climate change is large and skewed, and estimates partly reflect ethical choices (e.g., the discount rate). The 2010 carbon price in the ETS can readily be justified by a cost-benefit analysis. Emission reduction is not expensive provided that policy is well-designed, a condition not met by planned EU policy. It is probably twice as expensive as needed, costing one in ten years of economic growth. The EU targets for 2020 are unlikely to meet the benefit-cost test. For a standard discount rate, the benefit-cost ratio is rather poor (1/30). Only a very low discount rate would justify the 20% emission reduction target for 2020.
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In: Journal of Palestine studies: a quarterly on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 78-94
ISSN: 0377-919X, 0047-2654
In: Journal of Palestine studies, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 78-93
ISSN: 1533-8614
In: New perspectives quarterly: NPQ, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 18-21
ISSN: 1540-5842
The G‐20 supplanted the G‐8 as the executive committee of globalization as the emerging and advanced economies came together in the wake of the Wall Street crash to stave off depression. Now, each country is going its own way.In this section we examine whether the G‐20 can be saved, and what the countries within it must do to bring the global economy into balance.
In: New perspectives quarterly: NPQ, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 23-25
ISSN: 1540-5842
The solidarity of the G‐20 nations in staving off global financial crisis two years ago has deteriorated into a brawl over currency valuations, trade imbalances and sovereign debt, reflecting the great powershift from the West to the East and the emerging economies.In this section, we invited comments from historians, a former head of state who successfully navigated the Asian financial crisis and a prominent Chinese dissident.
In: New perspectives quarterly: NPQ, Band 27, Heft 1
ISSN: 1540-5842
The Brazilian president discusses the efforts of the G-20 to address the global economic crisis and to reform the Bretton Woods financial institutions. Da Silva makes an argument in favor of a more democratic and fair global governance, one making interdependence an inducement for self-interested solidarity instead of a pretext for the strong to always come out ahead. Adapted from the source document.
In: Development in practice, Band 20, Heft 8, S. 1047-1051
ISSN: 1364-9213