The principle of comprehensiveness constitutes an important element in the climate convention, but guidelines as to how this principle is to be understood and implemented are not provided. In this analysis the meaning of ...

Can a conditional commitment by a major actor (for example, the European Union) induce other major actors (such as the USA, China, India, or Japan) to do more to mitigate global climate change? We analyse this question by ...

Concluding remarks: On the nature of the climate problem The problem of climate change is not, despite popular conception, mainly a problem of increased global average temperature. The seriousness of the problem is more ...

Voluntary agreements between an industry or a company and the government to regulate various environmental impacts is a popular policy tool in many OECD countries. Since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United ...

Da Obama overtok som president i 2009, var ett av hovedmålene å styrke amerikansk klimapolitikk. Fem år senere er målet fortsatt ikke blitt realisert. For å forklare denne manglende måloppnåelsen undersøker vi tre forhold: ...

Internasjonalt miljø- og ressurssamarbeid karakteriseres av en nær kobling mellom forskning og politikk. Vitenskapelige organer for frembringelse av ny og oppdatert kunnskap utgjør som regel en integrert del av internasjonale ...

The 2015 Paris Agreement was widely greeted with enthusiasm. We assess the short-term and long-term potential effectiveness of Paris. Concerning short-term effectiveness, we contend that while Paris scores high on ...