Under task A, briefly explain FIVE of the seven terms and concepts. Under task B, answer EITHER question 8 OR question 9.
Task A (40%)
- A bottom-up design of an international climate agreement
- The unilateralist view on climate cooperation
- The tragedy of the commons
- Social norm
- Pure public good
- The “trilemma” of the Paris Agreement
- The multilateralist view on climate action
Task B (60%)
- Define the concepts ‘climate clubs’ and ‘transnational environmental governance’. Then, discuss similarities and differences between climate clubs and transnational environmental governance.
- Explain the (collective) purpose of international environmental agreements, both according to a norm-based perspective and according to an incentive-based perspective. Then, discuss why an incentives-based approach might be more feasible in a climate club than in the UNFCCC.