- EDITORS:
- Henrik Jepsen, Centre for Multilateral Negotiations
- Magnus Lundgren, Centre for Multilateral Negotiations
- Kai Monheim, Centre for Multilateral Negotiations
- Hayley Walker
- DATE PUBLISHED: October 2021
- AVAILABILITY: Available
- FORMAT: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781108814171
The 2015 Paris Agreement represents the culmination of years of intense negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Designed to curb climate change, it was negotiated by almost 200 countries who came to the table with different backgrounds, perceptions and interests. As such, the Agreement represents a triumph for multilateralism in a period otherwise characterized by nationalist turns. How did countries reach the historical agreement, and what were the driving forces behind it? This book paints a full picture by providing and analysing multifaceted insider accounts from high-level delegates who represented developed and developing countries, civil society, businesses, the French Presidency, and the UNFCCC Secretariat. In doing so, the book documents not only the negotiation of the Paris Agreement but also the dynamics and factors that shaped it. A better understanding of these dynamics and factors can guide future negotiations and help us solve global challenges.
Reviews & endorsements
‘Global negotiations on climate change are about politics and economics, national interest and strategy. But they are also about people and relationships, serendipity and inspiration, the “sense of the room” and collective emotion. By recording the personal perspectives of key players, this unique book brings to life the human drama that lies behind the Paris Agreement. It combines invaluable historic record with rigorous academic analysis, while also offering a thrilling read. No bookshelf should be without it!’ Joanna Depledge, Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance
Product details
- DATE PUBLISHED: October 2021
- FORMAT: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781108814171
- LENGTH: 250 pages
- DIMENSIONS: 228 x 151 x 23 mm
- WEIGHT: 0.64kg
- AVAILABILITY: Available
