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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 09/04
Beyond Kyoto: Greenhouse Emissions from Developing Countries
Roger Bate and David Montgomery
July 2004
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract
Whether the Kyoto Protocol is ever ratified is fast becoming irrelevant. Many of the European nations that ratified the convention are failing to reach their targets, while developing countries, not required to comply with Kyoto, claim they will never participate in targets and timetables, as it would retard their economic growth. Given that developing countries are likely to emit well over half of future greenhouse gases (GHGs), a more promising strategy would be to devise an approach that limits emissions while helping development.
