Farhana Yamin, Joanna Depledge

The International Climate Change Regime

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Aimed at the increasing number of policy-makers, stakeholders, researchers, and other professionals working on climate change, this volume presents a detailed description and analysis of the international regime established in 1992 to combat the threat of global climate change. It provides a comprehensive accessible guide to a high-profile area of international law and politics, covering not only the obligations and rights of countries, but ongoing climate negotiations as well.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 730
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1417g
• ISBN-13: 9780521840897
• ISBN-10: 0521840899
• Artikelnr.: 21860492

Autorenporträt

Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface and acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Regime participants
4. Objective and principles
5. Mitigation commitments
6. Flexibility mechanisms
7. Research, systematic observation, education and public awareness
8. Adaptation
9. Impacts of response measures
10. Finance, technology and capacity-building
11. Reporting and review
12. Compliance
13. Institutions
14. The negotiation process
15. Scientific and technical input
16. Administering the regime
17. Linkages
18. Evolution of the regime
19. Conclusion: taking stock and moving forward
Appendix I: List of parties, their groups and key statistics
Appendix II: Annex 1 - parties' emissions and projections
Appendix III: Tables of articles, COP decisions and issues
Bibliography.