Global development of policy regimes to combat climate change / editors, Nicholas Stern, Alex Bowen, John Whalley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, N. H. (Nicholas Herbert)

Contributor:

Stern, Nicholas, editor.

Bowen, Alex, editor.

Whalley, John, editor.

Series:

Tricontinental series on global economic issues ; Volume 4.

Tricontinental Series On Global Economic Issues, 2251-2845 ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Case studies.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development--Case studies.

Sustainable development.

Climatic changes--Government policy--Case studies.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The year 2015 will be a landmark year for international climate change negotiations. Governments have agreed to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015. The agreement will come into force no later than 2020. This book focuses on the prospects for global agreement, how to encourage compliance with any such agreement and perspectives of key players in the negotiations - the United States, India, China, and the EU. It finds that there is strong commitment to

Contents:

Contents; About the Contributors; About the Editors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Background; 2. The Global Perspective; 3. Country and Regional Perspectives; 4. Issues and Negotiating Approaches; 5. The Future; Chapter 1. Global Cooperation and Understanding to Accelerate Climate Action; 1. Introduction; 2. Key Milestones in Climate Change Negotiations; 3. Where Are We Heading?; 4. A New Industrial Revolution; 5. Action in the Developed and Developing World; 6. Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches; 7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. The US and Action on Climate Change; 1. Introduction

2. Recent Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US3. US Role in Global Climate Change Negotiations; 4. Key National Climate Change Policies and Their Development; 4.1. Initiatives at federal level; 4.2. Initiatives at regional, state and local levels; 5. Lessons from the US Climate Change Policy and the Way Forward; 6. Conclusions; Annex 1; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Challenges and Reality: China's Dilemma on Durban Platform Negotiation; 1. How to Interpret the Durban Outcome; 1.1. The North and South achieved a balanced outcome of the Durban Conference

1.2. Key sticking points remain unresolved1.3. No substantial progress on emission reduction targets, finance mechanisms and technology transfer; 1.4. Durban was a milestone in the process of climate negotiation, but hardly was a success; 2. The Durban Platform and the Post-2012 International Climate Negotiation; 2.1. Three parallel negotiation tracks under two UNFCCC mandates; 2.2. Divergence of interests between the North and South hampers breakthrough on key negotiation issues; 3. Key Issues in the Durban Platform Negotiation

3.1. "Common but differentiated responsibilities" in the future international regime3.2. The issue of legal form; 3.3. The framework and agenda of the Durban Platform; 3.4. The roadmap and timetable of the Durban Platform; 4. China's Dilemma about Taking Part in Negotiations; 4.1. Low level of social and economic development; 4.2. Rapid urbanization leads to emission growth; 4.3. Industrialization and embodied energy export; 4.4. Resource endowment and difficult adjustment of energy structure; 4.5. Inefficient technology with lock-in effect of technologies

5. Prospects for the Durban Platform NegotiationsReferences; Chapter 4. Sustainable Growth and Climate Change: Evolution of India's Strategies; 1. Introduction; 2. Climate Change in India; 2.1. India's emissions; 2.2. Vulnerability to climate change; 3. Key Climate Change Strategies up to the Eleventh FYP; 3.1. The Stockholm UN Conference; 3.2. The UNFCCC; 3.3. Kyoto Protocol; 3.4. The 11th FYP; 3.5. National action plan on climate change; 3.6. State action plans on climate change; 4. 12th FYP; 4.1. Low-carbon growth strategy; 4.2. Sustainable development policies and programs

5. Opportunities and Challenges for a Sustainable Future

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

981-4551-85-6