Cascading biases against poorer countries

The document critiques a study by Robiou du Pont et al. which claimed that wealthier nations, such as EU members, have made more equitable contributions to Paris Agreement goals than poorer nations like India and China. The authors of the letter contend that the study's methodology is skewed, specifically citing the over-prominence of "grandfathering" as an allocation principle when representing IPCC equity categories.

• The authors argue that the methodology in the article 'Equitable mitigation to achieve the Paris Agreement goals' by Robiou du Pont et al. is biased toward wealthier, higher-emitting countries.
• The critique specifically highlights that the selection of approaches to represent IPCC equity categories is distorted by the heavy use of 'grandfathering' as a principle for allocation.

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} }