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The Climate Change Convention and Developing Countries: From Conflict to Consensus?
Joyeeta Gupta
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Paperback. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; LNKJ; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
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 book 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 ... Read more
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 book 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Series
Environment & Policy
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048148585
SKU
V9789048148585
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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 ... Read more