Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model

This study outlines potential futures for the global economy through the 2050 with a specific focus on the countries of Asia. With underlying assumptions about population and output growth, a baseline scenario assesses the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and the ensuing impacts on the climate. Un...

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Main Author: van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4991
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spelling okr-10986-49912021-04-23T14:02:20Z Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities Redistributive Effects Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Climate Natural Disasters Global Warming Q540 Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580 This study outlines potential futures for the global economy through the 2050 with a specific focus on the countries of Asia. With underlying assumptions about population and output growth, a baseline scenario assesses the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and the ensuing impacts on the climate. Under the baseline scenario, Asia's high growth leads to a strong rotation in global output and emissions by the year 2050. The analytical framework traces back the changes in temperature to economic damages--limited to the agricultural sectors. Parts of Asia are likely to see much higher dependence on food imports as a consequence of these damages. Various carbon tax scenarios are implemented to assess the potential for reducing carbon emissions. Because of the structure of their economies, Asian countries are likely to bear the greatest burden in reducing emissions in an efficient global tax scheme, but there is significant scope to ease this burden through financial transfers. 2012-03-30T07:30:44Z 2012-03-30T07:30:44Z 2010 Journal Article Asian Economic Policy Review 18328105 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4991 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Asia
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topic Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities
Redistributive Effects
Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Agriculture in International Trade Q170
Climate
Natural Disasters
Global Warming Q540
Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
spellingShingle Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities
Redistributive Effects
Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Agriculture in International Trade Q170
Climate
Natural Disasters
Global Warming Q540
Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
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relation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
description This study outlines potential futures for the global economy through the 2050 with a specific focus on the countries of Asia. With underlying assumptions about population and output growth, a baseline scenario assesses the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and the ensuing impacts on the climate. Under the baseline scenario, Asia's high growth leads to a strong rotation in global output and emissions by the year 2050. The analytical framework traces back the changes in temperature to economic damages--limited to the agricultural sectors. Parts of Asia are likely to see much higher dependence on food imports as a consequence of these damages. Various carbon tax scenarios are implemented to assess the potential for reducing carbon emissions. Because of the structure of their economies, Asian countries are likely to bear the greatest burden in reducing emissions in an efficient global tax scheme, but there is significant scope to ease this burden through financial transfers.
format Journal Article
author van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
author_facet van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
author_sort van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
title Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
title_short Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
title_full Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
title_fullStr Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
title_full_unstemmed Climate Change Policy Options for Asian Economies : Findings from an Integrated Assessment Model
title_sort climate change policy options for asian economies : findings from an integrated assessment model
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4991
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