The European Union as a negotiator in the international climate change regime

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-360

  Afionis, Stavros ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Copenhagen; European Union; Kyoto Protocol; Negotiator

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80255134586     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-010-9135-5     Document Type: Article

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