1. Climate Change: Post-2012 Strategy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CLIMATE change , *CLIMATOLOGY , *ENVIRONMENTAL law , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences - Abstract
This article focuses on the adoption of a Communication by the European Commission on February 9, 2005, that sets out future policies of climate change. This includes a set of proposals designed to structure the future negotiations of the European Union (EU) with its global partners over climate change policies after 2012, when the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol ends. These proposals open the door to bringing on board both major emitters and also rapidly emerging economies. The document stresses that the transition to a climate-friendly society offers economic opportunities for the EU.
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- 2005