The Hartwell Paper

The Hartwell Paper advocates a reorientation of climate policy. It was published by the London School of Economics in collaboration with the University of Oxford in May 2010. The authors are 14 natural and social scientists, including Mike Hulme, Roger A. Pielke ( Jr ) and Nico Stehr.

The paper argues that a " successful decarbonization can only be achieved as a side income that falls in the pursuit of other, politically more attractive and uncompromising pragmatic goals. "

It emphasizes human dignity as a necessary guiding principles of climate policy: "A realignment of the climate problem to human dignity is not only noble or necessary, you should also be more effective than an approach in the environmental sins of the people - the failed and will continue to fail. . "

Three main targets are established from the required reorientation to human dignity:

The most important measure is "the development of a CO2 - free energy supply, and at a cost that lie, even without subsidies under the cost of a fossil fuel-based energy supply. "

Reception

Bill Hare criticized the paper for the " misguided approach " policies do not focus directly on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to Thomas Bernauer construct the paper " a contrast between FCCC / Kyoto process and other measures, which there is not simple. " The proposed measures were described by Bernauer as "totally unfit " because there is little incentive to implement them. According to Adam Fischer an instrument with only small chances of success will favor against its own claim, show a pragmatic and workable solution to climate change, with a small carbon tax. By rejecting the international climate policy process will be delayed according to Fischer climate protection.