A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations
Description:
This document provides a U.S.-centric chronology of the international policy negotiations to address climate change. It covers the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, the Marrakesh Accords of 2001, and the Bali Action Plan of 2007 that mandates the current negotiations toward a new agreement by the end of 2009 on commitments for the period beyond 2012. Today's negotiations under the Bali Action Plan focus on four elements: mitigation of gre…
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Date:
December 23, 2008
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department