Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP7141
Authors: Paul Klemperer
Abstract: What should be the West's top priority for climate-change policy? This article is a revised and updated version of my talk to the Potsdam Global Sustainability Symposium (which drafted the Potsdam Declaration presented to the 2007 UN Climate Change Conference in Bali).
Keywords: climate change; mitigation; sustainability
JEL Codes: Q5; Q54; Q56; Q58
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| economic growth of developing countries (O54) | success of climate change policies (Q58) |
| innovation (O35) | success of climate change policies (Q58) |
| economic urgency (H12) | willingness to reduce emissions (Q52) |
| economic policies (E69) | environmental outcomes (Q56) |