NPR: Climate Change Is Victim Of 'Tragedy Of The Commons'

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NPR: Climate Change Is Victim Of 'Tragedy Of The Commons'

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120883813

Climate Change Is Victim Of 'Tragedy Of The Commons'

by David Kestenbaum

November 27, 2009

One reason it is so hard to slash carbon emissions is that climate change occurs globally. The countries that produce the most greenhouse gas all need to take action to fix the problem. That raises a classic economic dilemma called the tragedy of the commons.

http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2009/11/20091127_me_02.mp3

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