Since the mid-1980s, the international community has controlled refrigerants that may damage the ozone layer and cause climate change based on several international agreements. In particular, the Montreal Protocol contributed to not only solving the ozone layer depletion problem but also...

If an emission reduction agreement with participation of all players is not enforceable because politicians are too myopic or not able to commit themselves to sustainable policies or costs of reducing emissions are too high, strategic investments in research and development (R&D) of green...

Die größten Umweltprobleme der Gegenwart besitzen ausnahmslos eine internationale Dimension. Die Ausdünnung der Ozonschicht, die globale Erwärmung, die Zerstörung der Tropenwälder oder die Meeresverschmutzung machen nicht vor nationalen Grenzen halt. Da auf internationaler Ebene keine...