Θεωρία παιγνίων και περιβαλλοντικές πολιτικές: τυπολογία και εφαρμογή σε πολιτικές μείωσης εκπομπών αερίων του θερμοκηπίου
Game theory and environmental politics: typology and applications in policies of reduction of greenhouse gases

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Θεωρία παιγνίων ; Περιβαλλοντική πολιτική ; Περιβαλλοντικές διαπραγματεύσεις ; Δίλημμα των φυλακισμένων ; Παίγνιο συντονισμού ; Μείωση εκπομπών αερίων θερμοκηπίου ; Παιγνιοθεωρητικά περιβαλλοντικά μοντέλα ; Game theory ; Environmental policy ; Environmental negotiations ; Prisoner's dilemma ; Coordination game ; Greenhouse gas emissions reduction ; Game-theoretic environmental modelsAbstract
Environmental problems are addressed by suitable environmental policies implemented
in global environmental conferences. Game Theory provides a variety of tools that enable
the interactions analysis in which the element of cooperation and the element of
competition are both present, similarly to international environmental negotiations. This
master thesis focuses on the identification of game-theoretic models that can best describe
environmental negotiations in order to investigate the possibility of states cooperation
regarding greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Besides the well-known prisoner’s
dilemma and coordination game, a total of 25 Games that can describe environmental
negotiations are presented. Present analysis focuses on the payoff matrix which describes
a given environmental negotiation game according to the players’ view towards the
degree of an environmental issue, their perception of mitigation cost and their estimation
of possible benefits that might occur by breaching the agreement. The examined games
solution is analyzed according to the Nash equilibrium, the maxi-min criterion and the
players’ dominant strategies under different time frame considerations for the game. In
cases of non-cooperative solutions, ways that enhance the level of cooperation and
increase the possibility of implementing a sustainable cooperative agreement are
suggested.