Climate Change and Global Governance

The article takes for granted the conclusions of natural sciences about climate change. It rather examines how politicians react to challenges global warming. assumes that high cost fighting change creates comparative advantages and real gains countries opt ignore problem. This powerful incentives focus on short-term from defecting instead long-term risks. Therefore, are confronted with a prisoner’s dilemma – cooperation is higher than defecting. conclusion structure international system its anarchy main obstacle finding lasting solution resulting assumption may prove be deciding factor radical in creation working mechanisms governance.