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GDR analysis: Denmark’s role in a climate constrained world

09.03.2009: Newly published report on climate changes argues that the emerging climate crisis must be seen against the backdrop of an ongoing development crisis, and that it is unacceptable and unrealistic to expect those struggling against poverty to focus their limited resources on averting climate change.

The Danish part of the world's climate responsibility adds up to an annual bill of 6 to 12 billion DKK (1.02 to 2.04 billion USD).

 

The report draws the necessary conclusions: those who are wealthier and have produced higher levels of emissions must take on the bulk of the costs of a global “emergency program” of mitigation and adaptation. The report presents a burden-sharing framework based on a straightforward accounting of national responsibility and capacity that requires those who consume and emit more to carry a larger share of the global cost of an emergency climate program.

Download the report: A Greenhouse Development Rights Analysis (2009)

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