Harro Van Asselt (SEI): Governing the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels: The Role of International Institutions. Michael P. Vandenbergh and Jonathan M. Gilligan (Vanderbilt): Beyond Gridlock. What does the prisoner’s dilemma have to do with greenhouse gases? Rebecca Pearse (UTS): Carbon Trading for Climate Justice? John H. Knox (Wake Forest): Human Rights Principles and Climate Change. When island nations drown, who owns their seas? As climate change jeopardizes the huge ocean claims of tiny nations, experts propose some bold legal solutions. Climate change is hurting poor countries right now — why won't rich countries act? At Lima talks, nations worst hit by global warming say climate aid isn’t charity, but reparations. While President Obama’s policy on global warming has infuriated many at home, the United States’ image abroad is soaring, as evident during climate negotiations in Peru. Are we missing the big picture on climate change? Rebecca Solnit on how stories about smaller environmental problems can distract us from the slow-motion calamity that will eventually threaten every living being. Jason Plautz on the climate-change solution no one will talk about: Studies have shown that improved access to birth control can be a valuable tool in slowing global warming. Stop pretending population doesn't matter for the environment. Zoltan Istvan on why it's time to consider restricting human breeding. The post-apocalyptic counterrevolution will not be televised: The earth is still populated by conscious, thinking, feeling, creative, imaginative and productive people; if we accept, even without voicing it, that our own survival can be bought at the expense of theirs, then our survival is an illusion, and we are truly doomed. From Public Books, John McNeill reviews several recent books by historians that have put climate change at the center of historical explanation.
