At the limits of global diplomacy?

Environmental Policy and Law

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Depledge, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

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References (19)

1. This perspective builds on the views of the author expressed in Depledge, J. and Yamin, F. (2009). "The global climate change regime: A defence". In: Helm, D. and Hepburn, C. (Eds). The Economics and Politics of Climate Change, chapter 21. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. Sebenius, J.K. (1991). "Designing Negotiations Towards a New Regime: The Case of Global Warming". International Security 15(4): 110-148, at 144.
3. See, for example, Haas, P.M. (2008). "Climate change governance after Bali". Global Environmental Politics 8(3): 1-7;
4. Prins, G. and Rayner, S. (2007). "The wrong trousers: Radically rethinking climate policy". Joint discussion paper of the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, University of Oxford, and the MacKinder Centre for the Study of Long-Wave Events, London School of Economics and Political Science;
5. Victor, D.G. (2007). "Fragmented carbon markets and reluctant nations: implications for the design of effective architectures". In: Aldy, J.E. and Stavins, R.N. (Eds). Architectures for agreement: Addressing global climate change in the post-Kyoto world, pp.133-160. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
6. Adam, D. (2009). "Copenhagen treaty was 'held to ransom' says Gordon Brown". 21 November (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/ 21/ copenhagen-treaty-gordon-brown).
7. Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol.
8. Chavez, H. (2009). "Venezuelan President's Speech on Climate Change in Copenhagen" (see http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/5013).
9. The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, or ALBA group, consists of several Latin American and Caribbean countries and operates on many issues. Not all members, however, share the same radical stance on climate change.
10. These developments include the coming to power in Bolivia in 2006 of Evo Morales, that country's frst indigenous president, along with the radicalisation of the Chavez government in Venezuela, and the extension of its infuence in the region, notably through the ALBA group.
11. See Climate Change Secretariat Webcast, at http://cop15.meta-fusion.com/ kongresse/cop15/templ/archive.php?id-kongressmain=1&theme=unfccc.
12. In a precedent that no doubt inspired the procedural strategy adopted in Copenhagen, the Geneva Ministerial Declaration was instead taken note of, and appended to the COP 2 report.
13. "CMP" refers to the COP, serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The COP President also serves as CMP President.
14. See Climate Change Secretariat Webcast, supra note 9.
15. See decision -/CP.15, available at http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop-15/ items/5257.php.
16. See Climate Change Secretariat Webcast, supra note 9.
17. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.
18. Decision -/CP.15, "Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention", available at http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop-15/items/5257.php.
19. Although, as an oil producer, Venezuela does feature among the top 30 emitters.