1. Global Climate Governance Post-2012: Architecture, Agency and Adaptation.
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Biermann, Frank, Pattberg, Philipp, and Zelli, Fariborz
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CLIMATE change , *ENVIRONMENTALISTS , *CLIMATOLOGY ,UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 December 11 - Abstract
Many observers have hailed the entry into force of the 'Kyoto Protocol' to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2005 as a landmark achievement in combating global climate change. However, this treaty is but a first step, and its core commitments will expire in 2012. Even full compliance with the Kyoto agreement will not prevent 'dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system' - the overall objective of the climate convention. This situation has led to wide-ranging debates among policy-makers, academics and environmentalists on the future of climate governance after 2012. This quest of finding stable, effective and equitable solutions for long-term climate governance stands at the centre of this chapter. It has also been the focus of the comprehensive research programme that is reported here: the research group 'Post-2012 Climate Governance' of the EU Integrated Project 'Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies' (ADAM). ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009