&D cooperation. This paper explores this idea by analysing on the one hand the incentives for EU, Japan and Russia to adopt this … strategy, and on the other hand the incentives for the US to join a coalition which cooperates both on climate change control … and R&D) will be examined from the view point of countries profitability and free-riding incentives. Finally, after having …

&D cooperation. This paper explores this idea by analysing on the one hand the incentives for EU, Japan and Russia to adopt this … strategy, and on the other hand the incentives for the US to join a coalition which cooperates both on climate change control … and R&D) will be examined from the view point of countries' profitability and free-riding incentives. Finally, after …

This paper analyses the relationship between different equity rules and the incentives to sign and ratify a climate … provide the right incentives for more countries - particularly big emitters - to accept an emission reduction scheme defined … evidence that can be derived from the Kyoto Protocol. Even though more equitable burden sharing rules provide better incentives …