The Climate Change Convention and Developing Countries: From Conflict to Consensus?

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J. Gupta

The Climate Change Convention and Developing Countries

From Conflict to Consensus?

J. Gupta

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English

Kluwer Academic Press
01 April 1997

Central government policies; Mathematics & Sciences; Meteorology & climatology; The environment

Series: Environment & Policy

The climate change problem can only be effectively dealt with if global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced substantially. Since the emission of such gases is closely related to the economic growth of countries, a critical problem to be addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) is: how will the permissible emission levels be shared between industrialised (ICs) and developing countries (DCs)? The thesis of this text is that the long-term effectiveness of the FCCC runs the risk of a horizontal negotiation deadlock between countries and the risk of vertical standstill within countries if there is little domestic support for the implementation of measures being announced in international negotiations. This book explores the nature of the domestic consensus in specific developing countries and the common, converging, diverging and conflicting interests underlying the international consensus. It presents an account of the major North-South conflicts on this issue and explains these conflicts.

By: J. Gupta
Imprint: Kluwer Academic Press
Volume: v. 8
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 1.220kg
ISBN: 9780792345770
ISBN 10: 0792345770
Series: Environment & Policy
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 April 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The climate change issue.- 2. A theoretical framework.- 3: The domestic context: Opportunities and risks.- 4: Foreign policy: Between solidarity and fighting inequity.- 5: GEF: The case of power politics.- 6: Joint Implementation: Between hope and angst.- 7: Policy options and related non-decisions.- 8: The politics of climate science.- 9: The science of climate politics.- 10: Towards enhanced cooperation.- References.- List of treaties and other international legal instruments.- Table of cases, UN and other international documents.- Appendix 1: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.- Appendix 2: List of questions for the interviews.- Appendix 3: Matrix of interviewees.

Reviews for The Climate Change Convention and Developing Countries: From Conflict to Consensus?

'... the book is an interesting study not only on the problem of the climate change, but also on the general issues of international environmental law. [...] The book is well-structured and presented in an orderly manner. It makes for fascinating reading. [...] the book under review constitutes a substantial contribution to the field of international environmental law in general, and merits recommendation to all persons interested in the common problems of environmental protections - lawyers and non-lawyers alike.' Netherlands International Law Review, XLV:1 (1998)