Climate change policy development and implementation

Question 1

The perfect moral storm is a caused by a mixture of these 4

Answer 1

o Separated causes and effects
o Invisible causes
o Integral causes
o Uncertain effects

Question 2

No2. People

Answer 2

o Multiple actors
o Major and differing self interests
o Differences in perceptions and values (ethics)

Question 3

No3. The arena

Answer 3

o Lack of global governance
o Lack of global action
Causing lock-in
Technical/Institutional/structural

Question 4

No4. Behaviour

Answer 4

Unowned assets and
Everyone uses
Tragedy of the commons (Hardin)

Question 5

No5. Moral corruption

Answer 5

Gardiner (2006) suggests this is an important feedback

Inaction or insufficient action due to
•	Unreasonable doubt
•	Distraction
•	Complacency
•	False witness
•	Hypocrisy
•	Selective attention