Conventional wisdom holds that the proper next step for an effective climate treaty is to negotiate binding targets and timetables for greenhouse gases. But this is not the best approach.
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Victor, D., Salt, J. Keeping the climate treaty relevant. Nature 373, 280–282 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/373280a0
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