Abstract
This Note argues that the methods available for developing nations to participate in combating global warming are inadequate given the extent to which they contribute to the problem. From the standpoint of economics, global politics, and environmental realities, the most efficient, equitable, and effective way of incorporating developing nations into combating global warming would be to create an emissions trading market exclusively for developing countries in addition to the regulatory mechanisms currently in place. Emissions trading exists currently both domestically and internationally, but no market exists only for the use of developing nations.
Part II will discuss the current state of scientific knowledge behind global warming and will provide a history of the international response which has given rise to the current environmental regulatory regime. Part III will then explain the role of developing countries in the current regime and will highlight its shortcomings. Finally, Part IV will describe emissions trading in general, will propose an emissions trading market exclusively for development countries, and will discuss the proposal’s anticipated benefits and shortcomings.
Recommended Citation
Hart, Lee
(2008)
"International Emissions Trading between Developing Countries: The Solution to the Other Half of the Climate Change Problem,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 20:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol20/iss1/5