Author (Person) | Wyns, Tomas |
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Publisher | Institute of International Affairs (IAI) |
Series Title | The International Spectator |
Series Details | Vol.50, No.1, special issue 2015, p46-59 |
Publication Date | 2015 |
ISSN | 0393-2729 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be an important part of a post-2020 climate agreement under the UNFCCC. However, it is not certain yet what these INDCs will contain and how they will be assessed. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) faced similar challenges in its first years (2005-12). Thus, the mechanisms and lessons learned under the EU ETS could be applied to the INDCs to create a governance and assessment system that increases transparency and builds trust among parties to the UNFCCC.For many years, the EU pursued the strategy of ‘leading by example’ in international climate negotiations. Climate policy has generally been seen as one of the few policy fields in which the EU is able to develop coherent positions and speak with a single voice. Since the Copenhagen climate summit, however, frictions inside the EU and a paradigm shift have become increasingly evident. With the October 2014 compromise in the European Council on a new framework for 2030, the international climate negotiations have become less important and a more incremental domestic approach has prevailed. |
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Source Link | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2015.985941 |
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Subject Categories | Environment |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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