Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next…

- Ottmar Edenhofer

Climate change is a global commons problem.

- Ottmar Edenhofer

It does not cost the world to save the planet.

- Ottmar Edenhofer

First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de…

- Ottmar Edenhofer

Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth.

- Ottmar Edenhofer

We cannot afford to lose another decade. If we lose another decade, it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization.

- Ottmar Edenhofer

But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that internat…

- Ottmar Edenhofer

There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual.

- Ottmar Edenhofer