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There are large variations in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between the signatory countries of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (FCCC). Even amongst industrialised nations (Annex 1 countries), emissions, as well as projected abatement costs, vary considerably. As the negotiations move towards the adoption of legally binding emission targets at the Kyoto Conference of the Parties in Decemberl997, one of the main dividing issues between parties continues to be the choice between ‘flat rate’ and differentiated targets.
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Collier, U. (1999). Allocating Emission Reduction Targets in the European Union — Issues and Proposals. In: Hacker, J., Pelchen, A. (eds) Goals and Economic Instruments for the Achievement of Global Warming Mitigation in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4726-2_7
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