Understanding the International Climate Regime and Prospects for Future Action

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Prepared on behalf of Green Globe Network, UK

This paper has been prepared to support the work of the International Climate Change Taskforce. The paper seeks to provide an overview of the international climate negotiations, according to the following topics:

    • Establishment of the climate regime
    • Conduct of the climate negotiations
    • The Kyoto process
    • Prospects for future action.

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