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Global Climate Change Digest
A Guide to Information on Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depletion
Published July 1988 through June 1999

"The Embodiment of Carbon in Imports of Manufactured Products--Implications for International Agreements on Greenhouse Gas Emissions," A.W. Wyckoff (Science Directorate, OECD, 2 rue A. Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France), J.M. Roop, Energy Policy, 22(3), 187-194, Mar. 1994.

Global warming policies based on reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions ignore the carbon embodied in international trade flows, which could be important if emission reduction schemes include only a subset of emitting countries. This analysis shows, and discusses implications of the finding, that a significant amount (about 13%) of the total carbon emissions of the six largest OECD countries is embodied in manufactured imports.

"A Global Fossil Free Energy Scenario: Towards Climate Stabilization?" S. Boyle (Intl. Inst. Energy Conserv., 750 First St. NW, S. 940, Washington DC 20002), ibid., 22(2), 106-109, Feb. 1994.

Gives results of a project set up to evaluate the technical, economic and policy implications of substantially reducing fossil fuel use, employing a range of climate, energy and economic models. The goal is technically feasible and has generally reasonable economic implications, but will require extensive and sustained policies.

Discussion on whether carbon taxes will help or hinder the economy, Environ. Sci. & Technol., 28(3), 110A, Mar. 1994.

"The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment [CSERGE]," A. Jordan (CSERGE, Univ. E. Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK), T. O'Riordan, Environment, 36(5), 4-5, June 1994.

Describes the philosophy and practice of CSERGE research, which emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to matters of direct policy relevance.

"Agenda Setting and Acid Precipitation in the United States," L.R. Alm (Dept. Polit. Sci., Boise State Univ., Boise ID 83725), C. Davis, Environ. Mgmt., 17(6), 807-816, Nov.-Dec. 1993. Has implications for global warming policy.