Review
Regaining momentum for international climate policy beyond Copenhagen
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* Corresponding author: Michael Huettner mhuettner@bgc-jena.mpg.de
1 Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knoll-Str. 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
2 GSBC-EIC 'The Economics of Innovative Change', Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
3 Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute, Institute of Agricultural Climate Research, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
4 Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carbon Balance and Management 2010, 5:2 doi:10.1186/1750-0680-5-2
Published: 4 June 2010Abstract
The 'Copenhagen Accord' fails to deliver the political framework for a fair, ambitious and legally-binding international climate agreement beyond 2012. The current climate policy regime dynamics are insufficient to reflect the realities of topical complexity, actor coalitions, as well as financial, legal and institutional challenges in the light of extreme time constraints to avoid 'dangerous' climate change of more than 2°C. In this paper we analyze these stumbling blocks for international climate policy and discuss alternatives in order to regain momentum for future negotiations.