Kyoto II and 'Houston Protocol' - on the future of international climate policy

Abstract: "The 'Kyoto Protocol', as the first and only implementation mechanism under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will expire by the year 2012. There are, however, many good reasons not to abandon this multilateral approach to climate change, but to soon go for a new round - 'Kyoto II'. In doing so, the treaty must be thoroughly scrutinized for its deficiencies, as regards targets, instruments, and institutions. Particularly, and for various reasons, the Kyoto Protocol which is predominantly an economic concept should be supplemented by a technological companion - the 'Houston Protocol' - under the UN Climate Convention. This paper shows how such an innovative 'double strategy' of future climate policy might look like." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Kyoto II und 'Houston Protokoll' - neue Impulse für die internationale Klimapolitik
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 40 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung ; Bd. 2007-004

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt
• Keyword: Klimaschutz ; Klimaänderung ; Internationaler Umweltschutz

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2007
• Creator: Simonis, Udo E.
• Contributor: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-193823
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:52 PM CET