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Contraction and Convergence

By: Phillip Matthew Hannam
In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change
Edited by: S. George Philander
Subject:Climatography, Environmental Sociology, International Environment
Keywords:climate; climate change; contraction and convergence; delegation; emissions; global commons; mitigation

Contraction and convergence (C&C) is an emissions allocation methodology based on egalitarian principles that was developed by the Global Commons Institute (GCI) in the 1990s. Still widely referenced today, C&C calls for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be reduced ...

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  Hannam, P. (2012). Contraction and convergence. In S. Philander (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change (Vol. 1, pp. 389-390). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n192
  
  Hannam, Phillip Matthew. "Contraction and Convergence." In Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd ed.edited by Philander, S. George, 389-90. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n192.
  
  Hannam, P. 2012. Contraction and Convergence. In: S. George Philander Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 389-390 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n192> [Accessed 21 Jun 2021].
  
  Hannam, Phillip Matthew. "Contraction and Convergence." Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Edited by S. George Philander.2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 389-90. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n192.
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