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Climate change battle requires international cooperation

18th January 2019

Here is a neat application of game theory at the margin, and certainly the economics of co-operation.

However, the World Economic Forum argues that tackling climate change is being made harder by geopolitical tension. Such a lack of agreement makes it far harder to tackle issues relating to common access resources, such as the Earth's atmosphere.

Global tensions holding back climate change fight, says WEF https://t.co/HHBtY7gwYL
— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) January 16, 2019

Today’s report from @WEF confirms that environment-related risks are among the most serious and likely threats facing humanity. This is a wake up call - and why we urgently need global leaders to get behind a #NewDealForNature. #FightForYourWorld https://t.co/Sd531ATY2j
— WWF UK (@wwf_uk) January 16, 2019

.@WHO rates #AirPollution and #ClimateChange as the greatest environmental risk to health in 2019.

Microscopic pollutants in the air penetrate respiratory & circulatory systems, killing 7 million people prematurely every year 👉https://t.co/29ljZDBcnA

Time for #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/n54sWtcc3e
— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) January 17, 2019

Graham Watson

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