Significance Climate change and other threats to modern societies require international cooperation. Utilizing a laboratory experiment game theoretical analysis, we find that the success of negotiations promote cooperation strongly depends on kind commitment negotiated. In context climate policy, our findings indicate individual commitments (as negotiated in Paris Agreement) complex common Kyot...

An effective climate change treaty must supply two global public goods: climate change mitigation and knowledge about new technologies that can lower the cost of mitigation. The Kyoto Protocol disregards the second public good and only feigns to promote the first—by establishing short-term emission ceilings for a subset of countries. Basic research is not only needed but should be co-determined...

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Abstract This article analyses the fraught relationship between host States’ obligations under investment agreements and their regulatory powers in field of public health. First, tribunals addressing merits health measures have exercised considerable deference to States existing treaties. Second, recent generation treaties spells out considerations encourage respondents or adopt broad interpret...

The international legal foundation of the Clean Development Mechanism and the key requirements for successfully embarking on such projects are introduced. Potential opportunities for South African mining companies are highlighted. An explanation of national legal authorisation requirements will follow with reference to a hypothetical coal bed methane capture project as a case study. Issues such...