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20
BAU
15
Developing
Countries
Stabilization at 550 ppm
10
Industrialized
Countries
5
0
2000
2040
2080
2120
2160
2200
Year
fig. 17.3
A global model for stabilization. The dashed line is the
allowed emissions to stabilize the atmosphere. A world agreement
might, for example, allow the developing nations to run above
the dashed line while the industrialized countries run below.
Where a given region or country lies should depend on both its
emissions and its state of development. Eventually all will
have to agree to a common measure.
(
data) are Latvia and Poland with per capita incomes
of around
$
each (PPP). The richest are Luxembourg
(
). The EU through its own
process determines who does what and sets goals for the
individual members. Perhaps a regional approach might
work in other areas as well.
I hope these negotiations come out well. I do not think
the Copenhagen meeting in December
$
) and Ireland (
$
or the
Warsaw meeting of
was a good forum for all the
