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Emisiones de carbono. emisiones de carbono. Las ventajas económicas del Protocolo de Kioto
G A De Leo1, L Rizzi, A Caizzi
1Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, Parma 43100, Italy. deleo@dsa.unipr.it
Nature
|October 5, 2001
Resumen
La reducción de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero es económicamente viable cuando se consideran todos los costos del cambio climático. Esto incluye los gastos asociados con la salud, el medio ambiente y los daños materiales, no sólo la producción de energía.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Economía del medio ambiente La economía del medio ambiente.
- La política climática es una política climática.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- El Protocolo de Kioto obligaba a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
- Existen preocupaciones con respecto a la carga económica del cumplimiento de los objetivos de emisiones.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la viabilidad económica de cumplir con los objetivos de reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
- Analizar los costos totales asociados con las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, incluidos los daños indirectos.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis económico de las estrategias de reducción de emisiones.
- Incluir los costos externos (salud, medio ambiente, daños materiales) en las evaluaciones de costo-beneficio.
Principales resultados:
- El cumplimiento de los objetivos de reducción de emisiones es económicamente viable.
- Los costos indirectos de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero tienen un impacto significativo en la evaluación económica general.
Conclusiones:
- La carga económica del Protocolo de Kioto se sobreestima cuando sólo se consideran los costos directos.
- Un análisis exhaustivo de costos, incluidos los daños, demuestra la lógica económica de las políticas de reducción de emisiones.
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