The History of Global Climate Governance (Hardcover)

Foreword Yvo de Boer; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Introduction: 1. Grasping the essentials of the climate change problem; 2. Mitigation, adaptation and geo-engineering; Part II. The History of the Negotiations: 3. Setting the stage: defining the climate problem (until 1990); 4. Institutionalising key issues: the Framework Convention on Climate Change (1991?1996); 5. Progress despite challenges: towards the Kyoto Protocol and beyond (1997?2001); 6. The regime under challenge: leadership competition sets in (2001?2007); 7. Enlarging the negotiating pie; Part III. Issues in Global Climate Governance: 8. Countries, coalitions, other actors and negotiation challenges; 9. Litigation and human rights; Part IV. Towards the Future: 10. Climate governance: a steep learning curve!; References; Index.