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Responsibility under uncertainty: which climate decisions matter most?

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Botta,  Nicola
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

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Brede,  Nuria
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Crucifix,  Michel
External Organizations;

Ionescu,  Cezar
External Organizations;

Jansson,  Patrik
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Li,  Zheng
External Organizations;

Martínez-Montero,  Marina
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Richter,  Tim
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Botta, N., Brede, N., Crucifix, M., Ionescu, C., Jansson, P., Li, Z., Martínez-Montero, M., Richter, T. (2023 online): Responsibility under uncertainty: which climate decisions matter most? - Environmental Modeling and Assessment.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-022-09867-w


Zitierlink: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_27500
Zusammenfassung
We propose a new method for estimating how much decisions under monadic uncertainty matter. The method is generic and suitable for measuring responsibility in finite horizon sequential decision processes. It fulfills “fairness” requirements and three natural conditions for responsibility measures: agency, avoidance and causal relevance. We apply the method to study how much decisions matter in a stylized greenhouse gas emissions process in which a decision maker repeatedly faces two options: start a “green” transition to a decarbonized society or further delay such a transition. We account for the fact that climate decisions are rarely implemented with certainty and that their consequences on the climate and on the global economy are uncertain. We discover that a “moral” approach towards decision making — doing the right thing even though the probability of success becomes increasingly small — is rational over a wide range of uncertainties.