Conference on "Global Carbon Budgets and Equity in Climate Change"

The crucial global climate policy issue today is the current unequal occupation of carbon space with the developed nations having occupied far more than their fair share of carbon space. Without these nations sharply reducing their emissions, it is evident that other nations cannot get their fair share. From the carbon space perspective, it is also clear that no nation can lay claim to more than its fair share, and that the burden of mitigation will fall progressively on all nations as they approach their fair share of global carbon space.

But since the carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere cannot be readily removed, it becomes difficult to determine the manner in which an equitable partitioning of the available carbon space can be achieved, and in particular how developing nations can come close to achieving their fair share of carbon space. This dynamic reallocation of carbon space has to be achieved while ensuring the sum total of emissions by all nations stays within the global limit that has to be respected to keep the rise in global temperatures within acceptable limits.

Download the Background Paper.

GDR Presentation: Global Solidarity in a Climate Constrained World.

GDR Response:  GDRs in the Indian equity debate.

Media Coverage

28.06.2010

• The Economic Times: India looks for equitable emissions model. 
   
• The Hindu: Jairam Ramesh calls for carbon budgeting to ensure equity.
   
• Indian Express: 'India should take lead role on global carbon budget issue'.
   
• Bloomberg Businessweek: India says Global Climate Accord Must Include Carbon Budget.
   
• Money Life: India will take up a lead role on global carbon budget.

29.06.2010

• The Economic Times: Right climate for energy peg. 
   
• Mumbai mirror: Navi Mumbai airport to be further delayed.

02.07.2010

• • The Financial Express: India not to accept climate treaty sans carbon budget.
     
  • Hindustan Times: 'We have not used any carbon space'.