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CSGR Working Paper 257/09, Peter Burnell, January 2009 [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110808170508-bcb384c7dd854049a8388968c6fbf623 docname=25709 username=stevefromthechurch loadinginfotext=Is%20democratization%20bad%20for%20global%20warming%3F showhtmllink=true tag=climate%20change width=420 height=297 unit=px]

By setting out a range of focused governance and policy recommendations, this paper proposes steps for reforging a rules-based politics, from the nation state to the global level. To coherently combine democracy, markets and universal standards, global governance systems need to develop into inclusive and representative institutions with the legitimacy […]

Obama administration to cut 16% for climate change research. Interview with Mark Hertsgaard, author of the book, HOT – Living through the next 50 years on earth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIzB_genNI&

People hardly consider climate as a problem; too much rain or very hot summers are just a natural phenomenon for them. What they’re really concerned about is the high cost of the electrical bills or the poor job done by the municipal department in keeping the drains working. Government is then […]

Peter Burnell outlines his thoughts on the two concerns of democratization and climate change.

In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action. read more