Politics

All Politics Is Local, Including Climate Politics

The idea that climate change is a “collective action problem” has held back international negotiations for years, researchers say.

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Nobody likes cheaters. Is it possible to hate them too much?

The 30-year record of climate diplomacy suggests the answer is absolutely yes, according political scientists Michaël Aklin of University of Pittsburgh and Matto Mildenberger of University of California, Santa Barbara.