Monday, April 7, 2014

The game theory of climate change cooperation



https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100243807/GameTheoryClimateChangepaper2.docx


FYI if you suffer from insomnia :), here's a recent assignment that I did with some classmates on using game theory principles to motivate cooperation on emissions reduction. It's not my best stuff, but we just want to freaking graduate in a month. :)

Maybe you saw that the UN Intergov't Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its updated report, and the situation is graver than the previous worse case scenario. Good times. Part of the problem is that you need to be a meteorologist and statistician to even understand their slimmed down "summary for policymakers". The environmental moment needs to hire the strategic communication consultants that the GOP uses. Hot-button terms like takers, flip-flopper, and death panels seem to resonate better with the public compared to probabilities and scenarios.

And for heaven's sake - tell us how much it's going to COST (5-20% of future global GDP if you can believe - mostly driven by coastal city defense, mega-storm cleanup, and reduced fishing/agriculture), so that it's not just about fluffy polar bears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjUb9Y_bvE4

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http://yearsoflivingdangerously.com/
Climate Change series on Showtime.

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