Post-2020 Climate Change Regime Formation

• Main Author: Chung, Suh-Yong
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 2013; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
• Subjects: Climate Change; Climate change mitigation; Climate regime; Climatic changes; Climatic changes > Government policy > International cooperation; Climatology; Climatology > International cooperation; Development Studies; Durban; Durban platform; Environmental Economics; Environmental Law - Environmental Studies; Environmental Policy; Environmental Politics; Environmental studies; Green economy; Green growth; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Human beings; International cooperation; Kyoto; Kyoto protocol; Low carbon development; Post 2020 climate change regime; Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy; Smart Solutions to Climate Change; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Low Carbon Development Path; ETR; Durban platform; Differentiated Responsibility; Environmental policy; Kyoto; Developing Country Parties; Green economy; CBDR Principle; Post 2020 climate change regime; Sustainable development; Climate Change Regime; Energy Policies; Energy System; Emissions Rights; Sustainability; ASEAN Member Country; Post-2020 climate change regime; UNFCCC Regime; Environmental studies; Kyoto protocol; Differentiated Responsibility Principle; Durban; Climate regime; LCDS; Per-capita Emissions; Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy; International Monetary Fund; Smart Solutions to Climate Change; Energy Efficiency; Ad Hoc Working Group; EU ETS; Climate Change; ASEAN Community; Green growth; Cop Meeting; Low carbon development; Energy Conservation; Low Carbon Green Growth
• ISBN: 0415826063; 9781138926851; 113892685X; 9780415826068
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203383353

The fate of the climate change regime hangs in the balance as the UN-led negotiations try to forge a new international strategy for the post-2020 period. Since 1992, the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol has been the primary legal instrument to respond to the climate challenge. However, the intergovernmental process has been riddled with problems that have rendered it ineffective. The changing economic landscape has further made this country grouping problematic as some developing countries now emit more than some of their advanced counterparts. Such problems have crippled the existing regime in adequately addressing climate change. Building upon the expertise of the contributors of this volume, this ground-breaking collection aims to show the way forward for the intergovernmental process. It is the first of its kind to explore the key features of the regime, featuring meticulously researched pieces from leading experts in the field. Each chapter responds to the questions surrounding the political and structural limitations of the current top-down approach taken in climate negotiations and proposes various alternatives countries can take to overcome such limitations in the process of building the post-2020 climate change regime. In particular, this collection underscores the concept of low-carbon development and green growth to make the climate change regime more effective.