Cascading biases against poorer countries

This letter to the editor in Nature Climate Change critiques the methodology used in an article by Robiou du Pont et al. regarding equitable mitigation, arguing that the approach is biased in favor of wealthier, higher-emitting nations.

• The authors of the letter contend that the methodology used in the article 'Equitable mitigation to achieve the Paris Agreement goals' by Robiou du Pont et al. is biased toward wealthier, higher-emitting countries. Specifically, they argue that the selection of approaches to represent IPCC equity categories is skewed due to the prominence of 'grandfathering' as an allocation principle.
• The letter addresses a claim in the Robiou du Pont et al. article suggesting that wealthier countries, such as EU members, have provided more 'equitable' contributions toward Paris Agreement goals compared to poorer countries like China and India.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Cascading biases against poorer countries. https://www.sei.org/publications/cascading-biases-against-poorer-countries/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Cascading biases against poorer countries. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/cascading-biases-against-poorer-countries/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Cascading biases against poorer countries |date=27 April 2018 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/cascading-biases-against-poorer-countries/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018cascading, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Cascading biases against poorer countries}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/cascading-biases-against-poorer-countries/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }