Price Carbon – I will if you will
David J C MacKay FRS,
Peter Cramton,
Axel Ockenfels, and Steven Stoft
Nature Vol 526 Page 315-316 | 15 October 2015
I think this is the most important piece of writing I have ever been involved in.
Summary
International negotiations can and should be designed in way that takes into
account the science of cooperation.
Reciprocity is the key to realigning self-interests and promoting cooperation.
"Individual commitments" and "reviews" will not solve the tragedy of the commons.
A common commitment
("I will if you will") can.
What sort of common commitment would work best?
We argue that a global carbon-price commitment could yield a strong treaty,
especially if coupled to Green Fund transfers, incentivizing low-emitting countries
to support a high carbon price.
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the comment on
Nature's website, and for further details see carbon-price.com.
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