The Climate /Carbon Conundrum: Should Carbon Dioxide Emissions Be Reduced or Allowed to Rise Steadily?

Abstract

Madhav Khandekar and Ray Garnett

The ongoing debate on climate change and an urgent need to curb worldwide CO2 , has reached a feverish pitch. Various environmentalist groups, policymakers and climate specialists are calling for urgent action to curb (CO2 ) emissions in order to avoid catastrophic consequences of future warming of the earth’s climate. Numerous climate organizations of “Western Nations (alternately “Rich Nations”) have developed elaborate plans to curb carbon dioxide emissions by allocating extensive funding to reduce emissions. These suggestions are often referred to as “Climate Action Plans”.

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