The UNFCCC after Durban
In this FIELD working paper, the authors analyse the Durban outcome and calls for a new approach to climate multilateralism
In this FIELD working paper, the authors analyse the Durban outcome and calls for a new approach to climate multilateralism
At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, the world’s leaders constructed a new “sustainable development” paradigm that promised to enhance environmentally sound economic and social development. Twenty years later, the proliferation of multilateral environmental agreements points to an unprecedented achievement, but is worth examining for its accomplishments and shortcomings. This book provides a review of twenty years of multilateral environmental negotiations (1992-2012). (© Routledge)