National emissions standards, pollution havens, and global greenhouse gas emissions

Shane Sanders, Abhinav Alakshendra, Bhavneet Walia

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Abstract

The present study shows that the availability of "pollution havens" can negate the effect of national legislation that tightens industrial greenhouse gas emission standards. In the perverse case, a unilateral tightening of said standards in Country A (a country with relatively stringent industrial emission standards) causes a representative multinational firm to emit more units of greenhouse gas in its global production. The article highlights the potential perils of unilateral action on environmental issues that are global in nature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)353-368
Number of pages16
JournalAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology
Volume73
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics

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