Climate policy and dependence on traded carbon

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 34011 - 7
• Main Authors: Andrew, Robbie M, Davis, Steven J, Peters, Glen P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Climate policy; consumption; Emissions; emissions embodied in trade; emissions from traded fuels; Energy; Energy policy; Energy security; Environmental policy; extraction; Fossil fuels; Imports; International trade; production

A growing number of countries regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions occurring within their borders, but due to rapid growth in international trade, the products consumed in many of the same countries increasingly rely on coal, oil and gas extracted and burned in other countries where CO2 is not re...