UK—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2013. Countries rich in coal, oil and gas emit more carbon dioxide to generate the same amount of economic output as countries where fossil fuels are scarce, says an Oxford University study. The authors call this the ‘carbon curse’, suggesting that Britain and Norway were the only two fuel-producing countries that have largely managed to avoid it.The study, published in the journal Energy Policy, claims that in an era of unprecedented climate change, a minimum of carbon dioxide should be emitted to generate a maximum of economic wealth and human welfare, and points out that fuel-rich countries have to date been a neglected category in the current policy debate on climate change mitigation.
