Andrew Crabtreeac.ikl@cbs.dk

Legitimate aspirations and their corresponding responsibilities

Capability Approach

Resources Conversion factors

Capabilites(real

freedoms)

Functionings (doings and

beings)

Evaluative space

leading the lives we valueHDI = Be like Norway

What are the consequences?

Some freedoms and aspirations are legitimate some are not (reasonable rejection)

What principles of unsustainability: International environmental law?

• Polluter Pays Principle

• Common but Differentiated Responsibilies

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)

Article 3.1 • “Parties should protect the climate system for

the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Accordingly, the developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.”

Article 3.2

• “The specific needs and special circumstances of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, and of those Parties, especially developing country Parties, that would have to bear a disproportionate or abnormal burden under the Convention, should be given full consideration.”

• Annex I = Parties include the industrialized countries that were members of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in 1992, plus countries with economies in transition (the EIT Parties), including the Russian Federation, the Baltic States, and several Central and Eastern European States (Green)

Annex II (Green)Parties consist of the OECD members of Annex I, but not the EIT Parties. They are required to provide financial resources to enable developing countries to undertake emissions reduction activities under the Convention and to help them adapt to adverse effects of climate change. In addition, they have to "take all practicable steps" to promote the development and transfer of environmentally friendly technologies to EIT Parties and developing countries. Funding provided by Annex II Parties is channeled mostly through the Convention’s financial mechanism.

Non-Annex I (yellow)

Parties are mostly developing countries. Certain groups of developing countries are recognized by the Convention as being especially vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, including countries with low-lying coastal areas and those prone to desertification and drought. Others (such as countries that rely heavily on income from fossil fuel production and commerce) feel more vulnerable to the potential economic impacts of climate change response measures. The Convention emphasizes activities that promise to answer the special needs and concerns of these vulnerable countries, such as investment, insurance and technology transfer.(Includes, India, China, Brazil)

Climate change phases & Responsibilities

• Mitigation

• Adaption

• Loss and Damage

Which countries are most vulnerable?(Maplecroft: Climate Change Vulnerability Index)

Huq (IIED) 2007

Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index

Yale Climate Media forum

Yale Climate Media forum

India should continue to produce CO2

• Because it is poor

• Per capita emissions are low

India basic capability deprivations

• Health

• Education

• Participation in the community?

• Require: Electricity (400 m without basic electricity), housing, schools, hospitals, infrastrucutre

• Paradox: Having basic capabilities reduces vulnerability to L&D. Obtaining basic capabilities increases vulnerability L&D

If the population continues to rise, GHG emissions per capita remain low...

Some freedoms and aspirations are legitimate some are not (reasonable rejection)

Who `pays´? A middle way?

Ability to payThe right capabilities (health services)The right powers (changes in socio-cultural strucutres)GHG emissionsNo right to pollute(no-harm principle)

Answer: India