About the Author
Robert N. Stavins is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, and Chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group.
Tag Archives: UNFCCC
A Challenge for Climate Negotiators, and an Opportunity for Scholars
As I have written in many previous essays at this blog, the challenges standing in the way of an effective international climate change agreement are numerous and severe. It is also true that the prospects for a truly meaningful deal … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Natural Resource Policy, Positive Political Economy
Tagged Cancun Agreements, COP-15, COP-16, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Accord, Durban Platform, environmental politics, global climate policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Joseph Aldy, Kyoto Protocol, Major Economies Forum, UNFCCC
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Can the Durban Climate Negotiations Succeed?
Two weeks of international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. These are the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP-17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The key challenge at this point is to maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Politics, Positive Political Economy
Tagged Annex I, Australia, Bali, baseball, Cancun, cap-and-trade, COP-15, COP-16, COP-17, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Accord, cost-effectiveness, Durban, environmental politics, European Union, g-20, global climate policy, India, Japan, Korea, Kyoto Protocol, law, linkage of cap-and-trade systems, Major Economies Forum, market-based environmental policies, New Zealand, Obama Administration, Poznan, regulation, South Africa, UNFCCC, United Nations
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Another Copenhagen Outcome: Serious Questions About the Best Institutional Path Forward
Whether you like it or not, for the time being the most important product of the December meeting in Copenhagen of the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Positive Political Economy
Tagged Australia, Brazil, China, COP-15, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Accord, distributional equity, environmental politics, European Union, free rider problem, g-20, g-77, global climate policy, India, institutions, Japan, Korea, Major Economies Forum, Mexico, Obama Administration, South Africa, UNFCCC
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What Hath Copenhagen Wrought? A Preliminary Assessment of the Copenhagen Accord
After years of preparation, the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commenced on December 7th, 2009, and adjourned some two weeks later on December 19th after a raucous all-night session. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Forest Policy, Positive Political Economy
Tagged Annex I, Asia-Pacific Economic Conference, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brazilian President da Silva, cap-and-trade, China, common but differentiated responsibilities, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Accord, cost-effectiveness, Cuba, distributional equity, environmental politics, European Union, finance, forestry, free rider problem, global climate policy, import allowance requirement, India, Indian Prime Minister Singh, Japan, Korea, Major Economies Forum, market-based environmental policies, Mexico, Nicaragua, Obama Administration, Portfolio Approach, Premier Wen Jiabo, South Africa, South African President Zuma, Sudan, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, UNFCCC, Venezuela, Waxman-Markey legislation
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Approaching Copenhagen with a Portfolio of Domestic Commitments
As we approach the beginning of the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen in December, international negotiations are focused on developing a climate policy framework for the post-2012 period, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Positive Political Economy
Tagged and verification (MRV), Annex I, Australia, Bali Action Plan, cap-and-trade, China, climate accession deals, common but differentiated responsibilities, Copenhagen, cost-effectiveness, distributional equity, environmental politics, Europe, European Union, executive agreement, G8(+5), global climate policy, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, India, Japan, linkage of cap-and-trade systems, Major Economies Forum, market-based environmental policies, measurement, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), Obama Administration, regulation, reporting, revenue-neutral taxes, treaty law, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, UNFCCC, Waxman-Markey legislation
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