Climate policy addresses a global problem, with costs and benefits distributed unevenly around the world. Questions of efficiency and equity are central to the allocation of costs; they are typically handled either by modeling optimal policies based on economic efficiency, or by setting standards that embody principles of equity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/comparing-climate-strategies-economic-optimization-versus-equitable-burden-sharing
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ramn-bueno
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/stockholm-environment-institute
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-equity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-agreements
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kyoto-protocol