Publication
Dec 2009
The United Nations climate change negotiations currently underway and now seemingly likely to conclude only six to 12 months after the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosted meeting at Copenhagen in December 2009, are beset by a series of obstacles, the most fundamental of which reflect the North-South divide, largely between the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and non-OECD economies. In this brief we argue that movement across this divide is the single most important element in a successful conclusion to the negotiation.
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Author | John Whalley, Sean Walsh |
Series | CIGI Policy Briefs |
Issue | 17 |
Publisher | Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) |
Copyright | © 2009 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) |