Lessons for the Weapons and Trade Regimes for Achieving International Climate Goals

摘要

This 2012 book commissioned by the World Resources Institute argues that "the perfect should not be the continuing enemy of the good" in climate agreements (p. 62). Drawing from their experiences with the nuclear weapons and international trade regimes, the authors provide new approaches that might help states foster greater cooperation on climate change. In one chapter , Barry Blechman and Brian Finlay do an excellent job presenting the lessons learned from the nuclear weapons regime. In another chapter, Thomas Cottier details the struggles and successes of international economic structures. Both chapters provide insight into the complex international negotiations regarding issue areas that have many similarities to the global collective action problem posed by climate change.