Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions
Although addressing climate change will ultimately require global cooperation, substantial progress may be achieved through small clubs of countries, where it is easier to forge and implement deals needed for policy coordination. Here we quantify the gains from cooperation in the arctic region and f...
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ftjrc:oai:publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu:JRC108972 2024-09-15T17:52:32+00:00 Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions AAKRE Stine KALLBEKKEN Steffen VAN DINGENEN Rita VICTOR David 2017 Print https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC108972 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0030-8 eng eng NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP JRC108972 2017 ftjrc https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0030-8 2024-07-22T04:42:15Z Although addressing climate change will ultimately require global cooperation, substantial progress may be achieved through small clubs of countries, where it is easier to forge and implement deals needed for policy coordination. Here we quantify the gains from cooperation in the arctic region and find that nearly 90% of the potential for abating black carbon can be reached by countries acting in self-interest alone because soot, the main source of black carbon, causes severe harm to human health along with warming. Abating methane, by contrast, requires more cooperation because impacts are more diffused geographically. Well-designed clubs with as few as four members can realize more than 80% of the full group cooperation potential for reducing these pollutants. The pivotal player in every effective club is Russia - most other members of the Arctic Council, the institution most focused on advancing the collective interests of the region, offer little leverage on the problems at hand. JRC.C.5 - Air and Climate Other/Unknown Material Arctic Council black carbon Climate change Human health Joint Research Centre, European Commission: JRC Publications Repository Nature Climate Change 8 1 85 90 |
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Although addressing climate change will ultimately require global cooperation, substantial progress may be achieved through small clubs of countries, where it is easier to forge and implement deals needed for policy coordination. Here we quantify the gains from cooperation in the arctic region and find that nearly 90% of the potential for abating black carbon can be reached by countries acting in self-interest alone because soot, the main source of black carbon, causes severe harm to human health along with warming. Abating methane, by contrast, requires more cooperation because impacts are more diffused geographically. Well-designed clubs with as few as four members can realize more than 80% of the full group cooperation potential for reducing these pollutants. The pivotal player in every effective club is Russia - most other members of the Arctic Council, the institution most focused on advancing the collective interests of the region, offer little leverage on the problems at hand. JRC.C.5 - Air and Climate |
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AAKRE Stine KALLBEKKEN Steffen VAN DINGENEN Rita VICTOR David |
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AAKRE Stine KALLBEKKEN Steffen VAN DINGENEN Rita VICTOR David Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions |
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AAKRE Stine KALLBEKKEN Steffen VAN DINGENEN Rita VICTOR David |
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Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions |
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Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions |
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Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions |
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Incentives for small clubs of Arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane Emissions |
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incentives for small clubs of arctic countries to limit black carbon and methane emissions |
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