The significance of the current Bonn talks is clear (see “Bonn off to a good start“). But what should the outcomes of the negotiations be; what the contents of the final Copenhagen document? Different institutions have different opinions and approaches that I will discuss in a small series of blogs starting with the Saint James …
Environmental problems have long been played according to game theory: a world of states that act as discrete sovereign units inhabiting an environment that is globally interconnected. In the climate, the beneficial effects of emissions (i.e. energy) are local but their negative effects (i.e. climate change) are externalised across the world. As I write this, …
