UNFCCC before and after Paris–what’s necessary for an effective climate regime?

Climate Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 150-170

  Hermwille, Lukas ^a   Obergassel, Wolfgang ^a   Ott, Hermann E ^a   Beuermann, Christiane ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

climate clubs; climate regime; mitigation commitments; Paris agreement; structurational regime model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; POLICY APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84948139291     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1115231     Document Type: Article

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