To get a better understanding of why the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations consistently end in a fug, three US academics turned to game theory – a political science approach built on simulating rational decisionmaking. In a new paper published in Nature Climate Change today, they argue that a few tweaks to how countries approach the negotiations could “significantly change the likelihood of success”.

Available at: http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2014/05/climate-games-how-understanding-the-rules-of-negotiations-is-key-to-delivering-a-global-deal/