Assessment of Policy Options for Future Global Climate Governance

Written by a team of leading experts from the European Union and developing countries, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the current state and future prospects of global climate governance.

Global climate governance is at a crossroads. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was merely a first step, and its core commitments expire in 2012.

This book addresses three central questions for any new climate agreement:

• What is the most effective overall legal and institutional architecture for successful and equitable climate politics?
• What role should non-state actors play, including multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, public–private partnerships, and market mechanisms in general?
• How can we deal with the growing challenge of adapting our existing institutions to a substantially warmer world?

This important resource offers policy practitioners in-depth qualitative and quantitative assessments of the costs and benefits of various policy options, and also provides academics from wide-ranging disciplines with insight into innovative interdisciplinary approaches towards international climate negotiations.