That climate policies are costly is evident and therefore often creates major fears. But the alternative (no action) also has a cost. Mitigation costs and damages incurred depend on what the climate policies are; moreover, they are substitutes. This brings climate policies naturally in the realm...

Success and failure in environmental regime formation -- Shared knowledge and collective action in global environmental politics -- Out of thin air: the regime on stratospheric ozone depletion -- No pie in the sky: the regime on transboundary air pollution -- Lost in the woods: international...

In their pursuit of policies to combat global warming, countries will find that they may also receive additional benefits which are not directly associated with the primary aim. These ancillary benefits are likely to include, for example, a reduction in pollution as a result of carbon...