Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary

Jason Hickel

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Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary

Jason Hickel

The Lancet Planetary Health Vol. 4 No. 9 pp. e399-e404 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2020
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Jason Hickel (2020). Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4(9), e399-e404. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30196-0

Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary

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