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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...
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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...
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Many poor countries are ill-adapted to the current leave alone a changing future climate, because they lack the necessary financial means to invest in efficient and costeffective safeguarding measures. International endeavours to fund institutions, such as the Green Climate Fund, to provide...
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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...
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