Rich, poor share stake in poverty, pollution link

Journal Article · · Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States)

OSTI ID:6148607

DeCanio, S J ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (United States)

A dirty environment and poverty go together, and this link between environmental protection and economic development is creating a new basis for international cooperation, says Stephen J. DeCanio of the University of California at Santa Barbara. [open quotes]Both developed and developing countries have a stake in solving the development/environment impasse,[close quotes] DeCanio adds. [open quotes]Furthermore, the link between these problems offers a fresh opportunity to make progress on both fronts.[close quotes] He says environmental protection expenditures by developed countries can be used to promote the sustainable economic growth of those countries struggling to escape from poverty. The money could be collected in several ways, he notes: from various types of environmental taxes, such as a carbon tax; from environmental user fees; from [open quotes]debt-for nature[close quotes] swaps; and from tradable emissions permits. Such mechanisms transfer resources to developing countries, where they can be applied to economic development-a desired objective, according to DeCanio. [open quotes]The benefits of equitable worldwide growth and development outweigh any temporary loss of wealth developed countries may experience as a result of environmental transfers,[close quotes] he asserts.

• OSTI ID: 6148607
• Journal Information: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States), Vol. 8:2; ISSN 0887-8218
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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