Pathway to Paris #18: The virtuous cycle has begun
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- The structure of the UN Climate Talks needs to be redesigned
- INDC’s show reduced emissions from energy by 2030
- Negotiations in Bonn (#Bonn)
- How can Canadian cities achieve a low carbon future
- The virtuous cycle has begun
- Vote for your Climate Future
- High polluting HFC’s
- SSG webinars on emission modeling, district energy and rewilding
- Featured network: The Coalition Climate 21
“I will if you will”: The structure of the UN Climate Talks needs to be redesigned
The science of cooperation is being ignored in favour of self interest, say University of Cambridge, UK, University of Maryland, U.S, and University of Cologne. Having individual commitments rather that agreed standards, such as setting an agreed global price for carbon, favours a more chaotic and unaccountable structure. Through the nature of peer pressure, states are more likely to aim higher and commit of the onus as shared.
