Collective Self-Blockade? Why the UN Climate Conference in Paris Could Fail

Abstract: On 19 and 20 April 2015, the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate took place in Washington, DC. Industrialised countries and emerging economies are meeting in multiple forums this year to explore their positions in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December. The preparations for an effective global climate change agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015 are proving to be difficult. While the BRICS states, the United States, and the EU are verbally proclaiming their commitment, they often impede themselves as a group due to national interests. Against this backdrop, it is necessary to consider alternatives to a global but weak climate change agreement. Of the key countries and groups, only the EU, the United States, and Russia have submitted their intended nationally determined contributions to climate protection to the United Nations. The political approach taken by the emerging economies is being influenced by internation

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 8 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; nicht begutachtet

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: GIGA Focus International Edition ; Bd. 4

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Hamburg
• (wann): 2015
• Urheber: Betz, Joachim ; Never, Babette
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-437203
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:27 MESZ