We use recent developments in the empirics of comparative case studies to analyze the effect of binding emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol on the development of CO2 emissions of seven major Annex B countries. In particular, we investigate whether committing to a specific greenhouse gas...

There is an ongoing discussion especially among political scientists and economists whether and how climate variability affects civil conflicts and wars in developing countries. Given the predicted climatic changes, several studies argue that increasing temperatures or decreasing precipitation...

We analyze non-cooperative international climate policy in a setting of political competition by national interest groups. In the first stage, countries decide whether to set up an international emission permits market, which only forms if it is supported by all countries. In the second stage,...

Die wissenschaftliche Ausgangslage ist eindeutig: Der menschengemachte Klimawandel führt so lange zu einer Erhöhung der durchschnittlichen globalen Oberflächentemperatur bis globale Netto-Nullemissionen erreicht werden. Dies hat direkte klimapolitische Konsequenzen: (i) Die relevante Frage...