Analysis: Bias Found in Prominent “Fair Share” Assessments of Global Climate Action
Many assessments favor wealthier, higher emitting countries and lack transparency, according to new piece in Nature Climate Change.In a new analysis , leading climate social scientists argue that influential studies that attempt to quantify different countries’ “fair share” of climate action have put forward a biased and oversimplified view of what is primarily a political and ethical discussion. The Perspective piece, “Ethical choices behind quantifications of fair contributions under the Paris Agreement,” published in Nature Climate