South African carbon trading: A counterproductive climate change strategy

Patrick Bond; Graham Erion

doi:10.4324/9781849771061-20

South African carbon trading: A counterproductive climate change strategy

Patrick Bond, Graham Erion

University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abstract

If in coming decades floods periodically inundate the eastern third of South Africa and droughts are unbearable in the western two-thirds, and if the main ports of eThekwini, Cape Town, Richard’s Bay, Buffalo City and Mandela Metropole (including the new Coega complex) are gradually submerged - perhaps four metres below present sea levels in a century - once sufficiently large sections of Antarctica, the Arctic Circle and Greenland melt, where might South Africans turn to hurl the blame?.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electric Capitalism
Subtitle of host publication	Recolonising Africa on the Power Grid
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	338-358
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136567643
ISBN (Print)	9781849771061
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849771061-20
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
General Business,Management and Accounting

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