“. . . . Many intellectuals in Great Britain believe in contraction and convergence: cutting back on the economies of developed countries until developing countries have the same per capita income, and allowing developing countries the same level of wealth, economic opportunities and release of greenhouse gases . . . . ”

the Contraction and Convergence [C&C] model mentioned here, has been a formal proposal to the UNFCCC since 1996.

The source for information about this is here: – http://www.gci.org.uk