Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 The players' association: the United Nations; The road to Villach & Toronto; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); 2 Foul ball: the 2010 season; "Eightgate"; "Nethergate"; "Glaciergate"; "Climategate"; 3 The players; Sitting on the bench -- US climate change policy; Playing solitaire -- China climate change policy; A minor league team -- Canada climate change policy
4 Unsportsmanlike conduct: EU climate change policyA FIT over solar subsidies; The emissions trading "subsidy"; Hot air; Wall fall & dash-for-gas; Misconduct at Kyoto; 5 The game plan for next season; The future of the IPCC; The strategy; The plays; Winning the game; Index
Summary
Carbon Politics and the Failure of Kyoto charts the framework and political evolution of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and examines the ensuing failure of the international community to adequately address climate change. The focus is not on the science or consequences of climate change but on the political gamesmanship of the major players throughout the UNFCCC negotiation process. More than an updated history of the subject matter, this book provides a detailed study of the carbon targets which became the biggest influencing factor on the reaction of nations to Kyoto's binding a
