The Kyoto Protocol: International Climate Policy for the 21st Century

by Sebastian Oberthür, E.U. von Weizsäcker (Foreword by), Hermann E. Ott

Overview

The adoption of the Kyoto Prool in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Prool. The book provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the history and content of the Prool itself as well as of the economic, political and legal implications of its implementation. It also presents a perspective for the further development of the climate regime. These important features make this book an indispensable working tool for policy makers, negotiators, academics and all those actively involved and interested in climate change issues in both the developed and developing world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642085758
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/03/2010
Series:	International and European Environmental Policy Series
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

I Building Blocks and Negotiating History.- 1. The Science of Climate Change.- 2. Key Players and Interests.- 3. The Framework Convention on Climate Change: The Legal Basis of International Action.- 4. The Berlin Mandate and the AGBM Process.- 5. Outside the Climate Arena: Multilateral and Bilateral Diplomacy.- 6. Changing the Balance: Governmental and Non-governmental Developments.- 7. Kyoto: The Endgame.- II The Provisions of the Kyoto Prool: A Commentary.- 8. Overview of Part II.- 9. Preamble and Definitions (Article 1).- 10. Policies and Measures (Article 2).- 11. Emission Limitation and Reduction Commitments (Article 3).- 12. Joint Fulfilment of Commitments (Article 4).- 13. Joint Implementation (Article 6).- 14. The Clean Development Mechanism (Article 12).- 15. Emissions Trading (Article 17).- 16. Implementation Review and Compliance (Articles 5, 7, 8, 16, 18, 19).- 17. Developing Country Participation (Articles 10, 11).- 18. Institutions (Articles 13, 14, 15).- 19. Review, Development and Amendment of the Kyoto Prool (Articles 3.9, 9, 20, 21).- 20. Final Provisions of the Kyoto Prool (Articles 22–28).- III Conclusions and Outlook.- 21. Lessons from the Kyoto Process.- 22. Evaluation of the Kyoto Prool.- 23. Synergies and Conflicts with Other International Institutions.- 24. The Landscape of International Climate Politics at the Turn of the Century.- 25. A View from the Anthill: Towards a Leadership Initiative on Climate Change.- Kyoto Prool to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.