Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts across Countries

Published By: CGD on eSS | Published Date: November, 01 , 2015

A framework for comparing mitigation effort is drawn, drawing from a set of principles for designing and implementing informative metrics. A template for organizing metrics on mitigation effort is presented, for both ex ante and ex post review of effort. Preliminary assessments of effort along emissions, price, and cost metrics for post-2020 climate policy contributions by China, the European Union, and the United States is provided.

Author(s): William Pizer, Joseph Aldy, Keigo Akimoto | Posted on: Dec 09, 2015 | Views() | Download (751)


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