Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change
Reducing the adverse effects of climate change triggered by human activity requires cooperation on a global scale. Modelling this challenge as an evolutionary game shows that the emerging contributions of selfish players depend strongly on the risk scenario at stake.
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author | Maria Abou Chakra Silke Bumann Hanna Schenk Andreas Oschlies Arne Traulsen |
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description | Reducing the adverse effects of climate change triggered by human activity requires cooperation on a global scale. Modelling this challenge as an evolutionary game shows that the emerging contributions of selfish players depend strongly on the risk scenario at stake. |
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spelling | doaj.art-20d9a4f9dde84472a824b4402896e9932022-12-21T22:54:43ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-07-01911910.1038/s41467-018-04968-1Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate changeMaria Abou Chakra0Silke Bumann1Hanna Schenk2Andreas Oschlies3Arne Traulsen4Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary BiologyDepartment of Evolutionary Theory, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary BiologyDepartment of Evolutionary Theory, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary BiologyBiogeochemical Modeling, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielDepartment of Evolutionary Theory, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary BiologyReducing the adverse effects of climate change triggered by human activity requires cooperation on a global scale. Modelling this challenge as an evolutionary game shows that the emerging contributions of selfish players depend strongly on the risk scenario at stake.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04968-1 |
spellingShingle | Maria Abou Chakra Silke Bumann Hanna Schenk Andreas Oschlies Arne Traulsen Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change Nature Communications |
title | Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
title_full | Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
title_fullStr | Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
title_full_unstemmed | Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
title_short | Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
title_sort | immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04968-1 |
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