http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/10/playing-for-the-planet/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/10/playing-for-the-planet/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:42:58 +0000 Urania Mylonas http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9486 Scott Barrett, the Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics and an expert in complex international negotiations, teaches game theory in his Global Collective Action class. Using a simple card game, Barrett helps his students understand the consequences of decision making in complex negotiations, like those involved in climate treaties, where each country’s actions depend on the actions of others. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/10/playing-for-the-planet/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/beyond-carbon-how-fixing-the-ozone-layer-contributes-to-climate-change/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/beyond-carbon-how-fixing-the-ozone-layer-contributes-to-climate-change/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:40:41 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5498 The greenhouse effect is not all about carbon dioxide. Several other substances, such as water vapor and methane, also play a key part in trapping radiation. Recently, a family of relatively obscure chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, has entered the spotlight due to its role in global warming. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse warmers – [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/beyond-carbon-how-fixing-the-ozone-layer-contributes-to-climate-change/feed/ 3