The Kyoto Agreement and the pursuit of relative gains

Bibliographic Data

ID4329596
AuthorsSevasti-Eleni Vezirgiannidou (Bridge University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume17
Issue1
Pages40-57
Publication date2008-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644010701811483
OpenAlexW2065936668
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited23

The Kyoto Protocol is thus far the only broadly international effort to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases. The withdrawal of US support in 2001 was a major blow to the Protocol and has been attributed to the influence of fossil fuel lobby groups. This study argues that the Protocol was effectively rejected by the Senate before it was even signed in 1997, due to relative gains concerns over China. China is a major source of disquietude in the US after the end of the Cold War, and Kyoto would allow China to make significant gains in competitiveness due to the costs the US would incur for implementation. The empirical evidence based on Congressional debates lends support to the argument of relative gains

China · Economics · Greenhouse gas · International economics · International trade · Kyoto Protocol · Political science · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Global trade and economics · Law

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