Negotiating The Kyoto Protocol

Author : Heike Schröder
Publisher : Lit Verlag
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029714040

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Negotiating the Kyoto Protocol by Heike Schröder Pdf

Climate change has become an important policy area, one which has been gaining momentum since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted by 159 nations after a tenacious final marathon of negotiations, during which all unresolved issues were hammered out one by one. The commitments that were finally agreed upon exceeded the original expectations. Despite its shortcomings, the Kyoto Protocol is a constructive compromise worthy of commendation, and is therefore a remarkable diplomatic achievement. The aim of this book is not only to present an introduction to the historical, legal and political foundations of the Kyoto Protocol, but also to offer a thorough analysis of the negotiation process at the Kyoto Conference. It investigates the positions, interests and strategies of three crucial players, the EU, US and Japan, on the issue of climate change and examines how these influenced the outcome of the negotiations. Furthermore, it examines the impact of other factors on the final result. This book thus presents a unique case study of an international negotiation process, negotiation strategies and conference dynamics. It is an indispensable guide for political scientists, policy makers, negotiators and all those interested in negotiation processes and the politics of climate change.

Author : Gunnar Sjöstedt,Ariel Macaspac Penetrante
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136252297

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Climate Change Negotiations by Gunnar Sjöstedt,Ariel Macaspac Penetrante Pdf

As the Kyoto Protocol limps along without the participation of the US and Australia, on-going climate negotiations are plagued by competing national and business interests that are creating stumbling blocks to success. Climate Change Negotiations: A Guide to Resolving Disputes and Facilitating Multilateral Cooperation asks how these persistent obstacles can be down-scaled, approaching them from five professional perspectives: a top policy-maker, a senior negotiator, a leading scientist, an international lawyer, and a sociologist who is observing the process. The authors identify the major problems, including great power strategies (the EU, the US and Russia), leadership, the role of NGOs, capacity and knowledge-building, airline industry emissions, insurance and risk transfer instruments, problems of cost benefit analysis, the IPCC in the post-Kyoto situation, and verification and institutional design. A new key concept is introduced: strategic facilitation. 'Strategic facilitation' has a long time frame, a forward-looking orientation and aims to support the overall negotiation process rather than individual actors. This book is aimed at academics, university students and practitioners who are directly or indirectly engaged in the international climate negotiation as policy makers, diplomats or experts.

Author : Joanna Depledge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136552878

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The Organization of Global Negotiations by Joanna Depledge Pdf

"Using a theatrical metaphor, this book describes the enormous and skilful organization required by the UN to create an effective international regime, producing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The Kyoto Protocol and the subsequent Bonn and Marrakesh Accords. It identifies six key elements that determine the necessary condition for successful outcomes"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437982251

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U.S.-Centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wytze van der Gaast
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319835882

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International Climate Negotiation Factors by Wytze van der Gaast Pdf

Providing a detailed examination of climate negotiations records since the 1990s, this book shows that, in addition to agreeing on climate policy frameworks, the negotiations process is of crucial importance to success. Shedding light on the dynamics of international climate policymaking, its respective chapters explore key milestones such as the Kyoto Protocol, Marrakech Accords, Cancun Agreement and Doha Framework. The book identifies a minimum of three conditions that need to be fulfilled for successful climate negotiations: the negotiations need to reflect the fact that climate change calls for global solutions; the negotiation process must be flexible, including multiple trajectories and several small steps; and decisive tactical maneuvers need to be made, as much can depend on, for example, personalities and the negotiating atmosphere. With regard to the design of an international climate policy regime, the main challenge presented has been the inability to agree on globally supported greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. The book offers an excellent source of information for researchers, policymakers and advisors alike.

Author : Gerald Kutney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317914655

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Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol by Gerald Kutney Pdf

Carbon Politics and the Failure of Kyoto charts the framework and political evolution of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and examines the ensuing failure of the international community to adequately address climate change. The focus is not on the science or consequences of climate change but on the political gamesmanship of the major players throughout the UNFCCC negotiation process. More than an updated history of the subject matter, this book provides a detailed study of the carbon targets which became the biggest influencing factor on the reaction of nations to Kyoto’s binding agreements. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the leading nations’ motives, including the US, China and Germany, in entering the negotiations, in particular, their economic interests. Despite the effort to combat climate change in politics that the negotiations represent, the book concludes that an agreement which requires almost 200 very different nations to agree on a single protocol is doomed to failure. The book offers a novel contribution to our understanding of this failure and suggests alternative frameworks and policies to tackle what is arguably the most complex political issue of our time.

Author : Aynsley Kellow
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786438218

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Negotiating Climate Change by Aynsley Kellow Pdf

This book examines how an error in global meta-policy set climate change negotiations on an unproductive course. The decision to base negotiations on the Montreal Protocol and overlook the importance of interests, it argues, institutionalised an approach doomed to fail. By analysing interests, science and norms in the process, and the neglect of ‘interactive minilateralism’, learning was delayed until the more promising Paris Agreement was finally concluded, only to encounter a Trump Presidency, which (ironically) might offer further learning opportunities.

Author : Rabbi Deloso
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Climatic changes$xGovernment policy$xInternational cooperation
ISBN : 9783640222803

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ENGO Influence in International Climate Change Negotiations - Case Study of the Issue of Post-2012 During COP 11 and COP/MOP 1 by Rabbi Deloso Pdf

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2007 in the subject Law - Miscellaneous, grade: pass, University of the West of England, Bristol (School of Law), course: Masters of Law paper, 104 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: States and international organisations are formal actors in drawing up international environmental agreements. As mentioned, nongovernmental organisations also has a key role to play. From the time of the adoption of the United Nations Charter in 1945, which provided for accreditation of NGOs (Art. 71), the NGO world experienced exponential growth. Some scholars believe that a critical mass has been reached making NGOs the new "fifth state" on the field of global governance (Fitzduff et.al., 2004:2) . NGOs have, in many places, become significant political actors, and this heterogeneous group has made its presence felt at the local, national, and international levels. However, the growing numbers of NGOs do not entail a similar transition of their official status under the UN system. As provided in the UN Charter (Art. 4), only states can be members of the organisation. Hence, only voting states have formal powers to determine the outcome of international treaty negotiations. NGOs are subject to rules established by states, if any, for their limited participation in negotiation meetings. Although NGOs are cannot vote during international negotiations, they have devised ways to have an effect on the results of the process. However, the degree of NGO influence in international policymaking varies from one negotiation to another and this is becoming a major subject of interest for legal and NGO scholars. This study aims to bring the debate on NGO influence to the current stage of international climate change negotiations. This thesis shall explore the influence of key ENGO's within the legal framework of participation in climate change policymaking with particular focus on the issue of process for negotiation of post

Author : Wytze van der Gaast
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319467986

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International Climate Negotiation Factors by Wytze van der Gaast Pdf

Providing a detailed examination of climate negotiations records since the 1990s, this book shows that, in addition to agreeing on climate policy frameworks, the negotiations process is of crucial importance to success. Shedding light on the dynamics of international climate policymaking, its respective chapters explore key milestones such as the Kyoto Protocol, Marrakech Accords, Cancun Agreement and Doha Framework. The book identifies a minimum of three conditions that need to be fulfilled for successful climate negotiations: the negotiations need to reflect the fact that climate change calls for global solutions; the negotiation process must be flexible, including multiple trajectories and several small steps; and decisive tactical maneuvers need to be made, as much can depend on, for example, personalities and the negotiating atmosphere. With regard to the design of an international climate policy regime, the main challenge presented has been the inability to agree on globally supported greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. The book offers an excellent source of information for researchers, policymakers and advisors alike.

Author : Sebastian Oberthür,Hermann E. Ott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662039250

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The Kyoto Protocol by Sebastian Oberthür,Hermann E. Ott Pdf

The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Protocol. The book provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the history and content of the Protocol itself as well as of the economic, political and legal implications of its implementation. It also presents a perspective for the further development of the climate regime. These important features make this book an indispensable working tool for policy makers, negotiators, academics and all those actively involved and interested in climate change issues in both the developed and developing world.

Author : Warwick J. McKibbin,Peter J. Wilcoxen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815706669

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Climate Change Policy after Kyoto by Warwick J. McKibbin,Peter J. Wilcoxen Pdf

The Kyoto Protocol represents nearly a decade of international effort to reduce carbon emissions. While the treaty is the product of enormous international political effort, it has not been ratified by any major greenhouse emitter and it has been rejected by the United States. In this controversial new book, Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen argue that the current approach of international negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol is going completely in the wrong direction. In Climate Change Policy after Kyoto, they attempt to steer the policy debate toward a realistic blueprint for effective policy. The authors believe that managing uncertainty—particularly the future costs of any plan—is key to realistic climate policy. They maintain that sustainable policy should meet four basic criteria: it should slow down carbon dioxide emissions where it is cost-effective to do so; compensate those who are hurt economically; require a high degree of consensus both domestically and internationally; and allow countries to enter the program easily and continue to participate even if they drop out of the agreement at certain times. The book summarizes the current state of knowledge about climate change and discusses the history of negotiations since 1992—in the process identifying the Kyoto Protocol as the wrong approach to the problem. It outlines important insights that economic theory offers for the design of climate policy, and uses those insights to develop a simple framework that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions while guaranteeing that short-run costs of compliance will not be excessive. The authors conclude by outlining a process by which international negotiations on climate control can proceed to an agreement that is both durable and feasible for all nations.

Author : M. J. Mwandosya
Publisher : Centre for Energy, Enviro. Science & Tec
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028871155

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Survival Emissions by M. J. Mwandosya Pdf

The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in December 1997. The author, representing Tanzania, was the Chair of the group of seventy seven. He here gives the background information on the negotiations and his own insights on the issues, with the objective of providing a personal but very much southern perspective on the current global climate change debate. There is a focus on the unity of the group and the importance of linking climate change negotiations with the development agenda.

Author : María del Pilar Bueno Rubial,Linda Siegele
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030410216

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Negotiating Climate Change Adaptation by María del Pilar Bueno Rubial,Linda Siegele Pdf

This book discusses the history of the Group of 77 and China’s negotiating position on adaptation to climate change in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It also addresses a number of questions that have arisen, such as: What was the process for constructing a collective position of the G77 and China on adaptation? Why is it worthwhile to negotiate in a group of such dimensions? What are the incentives for reaching the broadest common position on adaptation? What is the role of the leading coordinators, and how is this linked to the rotating annual Presidency of the G77 and China? And, how do the subgroups of the G77 participate in reaching this general position? Written by former and current adaptation negotiators from developing countries, the book offers various perspectives from the subgroups and leading coordinators of the G77 and China as well as other organizations. Furthermore, in contrast to previous analyses on climate change negotiations, which focus mainly on the behaviour or position of one group, it presents a unique approach based on the strength of collectivism in the G77 and China. The book appeals to practitioners and professionals as well as scientists in climate change management and policy, impacts and adaptation, international relations, as well as diplomacy and development.

Author : V I Grover
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439843444

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Global Warming and Climate Change (2 Vols.) by V I Grover Pdf

Now as we stand at the crossroads, the steps taken by national governments, business communities and others involved in the negotiations will determine which path we will take as a world community, to mitigate and to adapt to climate change. As discussed in the book, in the coming years it is more politics than policies that will determine the way

Author : Henrik Jepsen,Magnus Lundgren,Kai Monheim,Hayley Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108840507

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Negotiating the Paris Agreement by Henrik Jepsen,Magnus Lundgren,Kai Monheim,Hayley Walker Pdf

The negotiations of the Paris Agreement on climate change come to life through detailed insider accounts and in-depth analyses.