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Environmental Agreements (Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)…
Environmental Agreements
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
Convention - Protocol Framework
Two Primary Functions
Allows to proceed incrementally
Promotion of consensus about
The facts
Cognitive Consensus
The appropriate legal response
"normative consensus"
Why do countries seek International Environmental Regulation
Countries unilaterally wouldn't really do much
States do not want to put their polluting industries at a comparative disadvantage in international markets
What makes Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unique?
Collective Action problems
Tragedy of the commons
Concerend with the provision of "common pool resources" through action of 2 or more individuals
What factors account for success/failure of these agreements
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Interest-Based explanation
Unit level
Four different roles
Pushers
Want hella environmental protections
Low cost to abate
High environmental vulnerability
Intermediates
High on both
Draggers
Oppose environmental protections
High cost to abate
Low environmental vulnerability
Bystanders
Low on both