Comparative case studies and analyses of the influence of domestic politics on countries climate change policies and kyoto ratification decisions climate change represents a tragedy of the commons on a global scale requiring the cooperation of nations that do not necessarily put the earths well being above their own national interests. Climate change represents a tragedy of the commons on a global scale like hardins hypothetical community of farmers overgrazing the village commons1 the nations of the world and individuals within them overexploit the planets atmosphere because they gain all the material advantages from the activities that contribute to global warming but suffer only a fraction of the . Climate change represents a tragedy of the commons on a global scale requiring the cooperation of nations that do not necessarily put the earths well being above their own national interests and yet international efforts to address global warming have met with some success the kyoto protocol in which industrialized countries committed to reducing their collective emissions took . Conclusion the comparative politics of climate change kathryn harrison and lisa mcintosh sundstrom summary climate change represents a tragedy of the commons on a global scale requiring the cooperation of nations that do not necessarily put the earths well being above their own national interests. Global commons domestic decisions the comparative politics of climate change american and comparative environmental policy global commons domestic decisions the comparative politics of climate change american and comparative environmental policy harrison kathryn mcintosh sundstrom lisa 9780262514316 amazoncom books