This edited volume provides both a broad overview of cooperation patterns in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations and an in-depth analysis of specific coalitions and their relations.
Over the course of three parts, this book maps out and takes stock of patterns of cooperation in the climate change negotiations since their inception in 1995. In Part I, the authors focus on the evolution of coalitions over time, examining why these emerged and how they function. Part II drills deeper into a set of coalitions, particularly "new" political groups that have emerged in the last rounds of negotiations around the Copenhagen Accord and the Paris Agreement. Finally, Part III explores common themes and open questions in coalition research, and provides a comprehensive overview of coalitions in the climate change negotiations.
By taking a broad approach to the study of coalitions in the climate change negotiations, this volume is an essential reference source for researchers, students, and negotiators with an interest in the dynamics of climate negotiations.
Author(s): Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Florian Weiler, Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær
Series: Global Environmental Governance
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 239
City: London
Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributing authors
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction
Coalition research in and beyond climate change negotiations
Outline of contributions
References
Part I Overview: Coalition dynamics in the climate change negotiations
Chapter 2 Fragmentation in the climate change negotiations: Taking stock of the evolving coalition dynamics
Introduction
Characterising climate coalitions
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 3 “Necessity has made us allies”: The role of coalitions in the climate change negotiations
Introduction
Theoretical background
Research design
Results
Conclusions
Notes
References
Chapter 4 The temporal emergence of developing country coalitions
Introduction
The emergence of developing country coalitions: founding moments and the centrality of the Group of 77
Organising negotiations through coalitions in the UNFCCC process
Conclusion
References
Part II Individual coalitions in the climate change negotiations
Chapter 5 Pacific Island States and 30 Years of Global Climate Change Negotiations
Introduction
From Malé and Geneva to Rio: founding of the core coalition, AOSIS
From Berlin to Copenhagen and Warsaw: balancing multiple coalitions
From Paris to beyond: evolution and Pacific finesse
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 6 Diplomatic learning and trust: How the Cartagena Dialogue brought UN climate negotiations back on track and helped deliver the Paris Agreement
Introduction
Enter the Cartagena Dialogue for Progressive Action
Methodology and analytical concepts
Analysing the Cartagena Dialogue for Progressive Action
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Chapter 7 The narrative position of the Like-Minded Developing Countries in global climate negotiations
Introduction
Theoretical and methodological approach
The LMDC history and membership
Results: the narrative position of the LMDC
Discussion and conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Chapter 8 One voice, one Africa: The African Group of Negotiators
Introduction
Methodological approach
The AGN
Organisational structure of the AGN
The rise of the AGN
Building the AGN identity
Conclusion and discussion
Appendix
Notes
References
Chapter 9 AILAC and ALBA: Differing visions of Latin America in climate change negotiations
Introduction: Latin America in the climate change negotiations
Scope and membership
Negotiation positions
Level of formality
AILAC and ALBA in the climate negotiations: engagement, activity, and cohesion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Part 3 Conclusion and Outlook
Chapter 10 Conclusions
Recurring themes and results
Ways forward for coalition research
Concluding remarks
References
Appendix 1: Countries and their coalition memberships in the climate negotiations
Appendix 2: Coalitions in the climate negotiations
ABU (Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay)
AGN (African Group of Climate Change Negotiators)
AILAC (Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean)
ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America)
Arab Group (League of Arab States)
AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States)
BASIC (Brazil-South Africa-India-China)
CACAM (Central Asia, Caucasus, Albania, and Moldova Group)
CARICOM (Caribbean Community)
Cartagena Dialogue (for Progressive Action)
CfRN (Coalition for Rainforest Nations)
CVF (Climate Vulnerable Forum)
COMIFAC (Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale)
Congo Basin
EIG (Environmental Integrity Group)
EU (European Union)
G77 (Group of 77 and China)
HAC (High Ambition Coalition)
LDCs (Least Developed Countries)
LMDCs (Like-Minded Developing Countries)
MLDCs (Mountainous Landlocked Developing Countries)
OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
PSIDS (Pacific Small Island Developing States)
SICA (Central American Coordination System)
Umbrella Group
Note
References
Index
