The Climate Change Convention and Developing Countries: From Conflict to Consensus?Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 M03 9 - 249 pages The climate change problem can only be effectively dealt with if global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced substantially. Since the emission of such gases is closely related to the economic growth of countries, a critical problem to be addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) is: how will the permissible emission levels be shared between industrialised (ICs) and developing countries (DCs)? The thesis of this book is that the long-term effectiveness of the FCCC runs the risk of a horizontal negotiation deadlock between countries and the risk of vertical standstill within countries if there is little domestic support for the domestic implementation of measures being announced in international negotiations. The research question is: Can one observe trends towards horizontal deadlock and vertical standstill and if yes, how can the treaty design be improved so as to avoid such potential future bottlenecks? The research focuses on the perspectives of domestic actors on the climate convention and related issues in four developing countries: India, Indonesia, Kenya and Brazil. The following key findings emerge from the research: 1. Handicapped negotiating power: The common theme of the foreign policy of DCs is that ICs are responsible for the bulk of the GHG emissions and need to take appropriate domestic action. |
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... institution , I have been intrigued by the nature of global environmental problems and the ways in which the international community deals with these problems . In the search to understand the political complexities of the climate ...
... institution , I have been intrigued by the nature of global environmental problems and the ways in which the international community deals with these problems . In the search to understand the political complexities of the climate ...
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... institutional factors stimulate cooperation at the early stages of discussion . Despite the handicapped negotiating power of DCs , a formidable Framework Convention has been negotiated , ratified and has entered into force . However ...
... institutional factors stimulate cooperation at the early stages of discussion . Despite the handicapped negotiating power of DCs , a formidable Framework Convention has been negotiated , ratified and has entered into force . However ...
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... institutional and procedural fairness are the four equity issues that could be used to determine the responsibilities of countries . IPCC ( III 1990 : xxvi ) states that ICs should reduce their own emissions , and should cooperate with ...
... institutional and procedural fairness are the four equity issues that could be used to determine the responsibilities of countries . IPCC ( III 1990 : xxvi ) states that ICs should reduce their own emissions , and should cooperate with ...
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... institutions and professors working on the issue have a vested interest in doing so , as long as the funding for such research continues . 2 Although SO2 is likely to have a cooling effect , this will only be on a regional scale . SO2 ...
... institutions and professors working on the issue have a vested interest in doing so , as long as the funding for such research continues . 2 Although SO2 is likely to have a cooling effect , this will only be on a regional scale . SO2 ...
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... institutional problems and their need to grow . Ultimate Objective The FCCC's ultimate objective ( Article 2 ) is the " stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
... institutional problems and their need to grow . Ultimate Objective The FCCC's ultimate objective ( Article 2 ) is the " stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
Contents
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1 | 21 |
The domestic context Opportunities and risks | 46 |
Foreign policy Between solidarity and fighting inequity | 74 |
GEF The case of power politics | 99 |
Joint Implementation Between hope and angst | 116 |
Policy options and related nondecisions | 132 |
The politics of climate science | 150 |
The science of climate politics | 166 |
Towards enhanced cooperation | 179 |
References | 206 |
List of treaties and other international legal instruments | 223 |
Table of cases UN and other international documents | 242 |
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