Persistent inequality in economically optimal climate policies

Benefit-cost analyses of climate policies by integrated assessment models have generated conflicting assessments. Two critical issues affecting social welfare are regional heterogeneity and inequality. These have only partly been accounted for in existing frameworks. Here, we present a benefit-cost...

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Published in:	Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 3421 - 10
Main Authors:	Gazzotti, Paolo, Emmerling, Johannes, Marangoni, Giacomo, Castelletti, Andrea, Wijst, Kaj-Ivar van der, Hof, Andries, Tavoni, Massimo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.06.2021 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	704/844/2739 704/844/682 704/844/843 Assessments Climate change Climate models Climate policy Cooperation Cost benefit analysis Economic analysis Economics Environmental impact Environmental policy Global temperatures Heterogeneity Humanities and Social Sciences Inequality International cooperation Mitigation costs multidisciplinary open climate campaign Regional development Science Science (multidisciplinary)
ISSN:	2041-1723, 2041-1723
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