Electricity generated from coal-burning plants is relatively cheap,but the plants contribute to global warming due to their high level CO₂ emissions.The negotiations between developed and developing countries to cut back on coal electricity has failed in the past.This is an example of the ________.

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The tragedy of the commons explains a situation where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, deplete or spoil shared resources even though it is not in anyone's long-term interest. The failure of negotiations to cut back on coal electricity, despite its contribution to global warming, exemplifies this as countries prioritize their immediate, individual benefits over the collective good of reducing CO₂ emissions.

Electricity Generated from Coal-Burning Plants Is Relatively Cheap,but the Plants