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Within the international community there has developed a growing consensus that greenhouse gas emissions should be limited, and the debate has shifted to the issue of targets and timetables. Who should reduce emissions? By how much? And how quickly? The European Community (E.C.) is proposing that industrialized nations agree to stabilize CO2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000. This is seen as a first step in a longer term strategy towards more substantial emission reductions. Alternatively, the U.S. is advocating a more flexible approach, one that would provide more freedom in managing the transition to a less carbon intensive economy.
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Manne, A.S., Richels, R.G. (1994). Reducing U.S. CO2 Emissions — The Value of Flexibility in Timing. In: White, J.C. (eds) Global Energy Strategies. Environmental Science Research, vol 47. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1256-5_13
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