Cold climate in Copenhagen: China and the United States at COP15

The latest round in the UN climate change negotiations, COP15, held in Copenhagen in December 2009, was intended to determine binding goals, targets and measures for the time beyond 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period ends. Instead, it produced a non-binding political agreem...

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Published inEnvironmental politics Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 637 - 656
Main Author Christoff, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.07.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accords
Binding
China
China: Environmental policy
Climate
Climate Change
COP15
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Accord
Denmark
Environmental policy
Environmental Protection
Foreign relations
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
International agreements
International relations
Kyoto Protocol
Multilateralism
Negotiation
Negotiations
Peoples Republic of China
U.S.A
UNFCCC
United Nations
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United States of America
United States: Environmental policy
United States > US
China
USA
Denmark, Copenhagen
Japan, Honshu, Kyoto Prefect., Kyoto
China, People's Rep
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Summary:The latest round in the UN climate change negotiations, COP15, held in Copenhagen in December 2009, was intended to determine binding goals, targets and measures for the time beyond 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period ends. Instead, it produced a non-binding political agreement - the Copenhagen Accord. To explain why, the key contributions of China and the United States are assessed. Domestic institutions and circumstances influenced and constrained these states' actions, with consequences that amplified longstanding weaknesses in the UNFCCC and shaped the COP's result.
Bibliography:Environmental Politics, v.19, no.4, July 2010: (637)-656
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ISSN:0964-4016
1743-8934
DOI:10.1080/09644016.2010.489718