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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Main Authors: Maria Abou Chakra, Silke Bumann, Hanna Schenk, Andreas Oschlies, Arne Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04968-1
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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
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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
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