Focusing climate negotiations on a uniform common commitment can promote cooperation

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 118; no. 11; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Schmidt, Klaus M., Ockenfels, Axel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 16.03.2021
• Subjects: Climate change; Climate policy; Cooperation; Disarmament; Emissions; Environmental policy; Free trade; Greenhouse gases; International cooperation; International trade; Kyoto Protocol; Negotiations; Public participation; Social Sciences; common commitment; climate policy; cooperation; negotiation design; reciprocity

International cooperation on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, disarmament, or free trade needs to be negotiated. The success of such negotiations depends on how they are designed. In the context of international climate change policy, it has been proposed [e.g., M. L. Weitzman J. Assoc. En...