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Contents below:

     · Key resources

       · Key initiatives

         · Subnational transborder cooperative initiatives

           · Common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR)

             · Select readings in international climate cooperation, negotiations & diplomacy

Subpages:

     · UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

       · Country emissions & Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

         · Past COP online guides & resources

Also see:

    · UN System (climate change links are highlighted)

      · Multilateral environmental negotiation blocks & groupings (climate change links are highlighted)

Key resources

Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)

     · “...an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics. The CCPI

       uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 59 countries and the EU,

       which together account for 92% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The climate protection

       performance is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and

       Climate Policy.”

Climate Diplomacy

   · “...adelphi and the German Federal Foreign Office first formed an alliance over a decade ago and

     have since been playing a central role in the process of analysing the international debates on

     climate diplomacy and security, while developing key narratives, contributing to awareness raising

     and capacity building efforts, and supporting international and regional dialogues on this topic

     around the world.”

Climate Initiatives Platform @ UNEP

     · “This portal collects, shares and tracks information on international cooperative climate initiatives

       driven by non-state actors such as businesses and cities, often with support from national states.

       More than 50 data points are open for each initiative. Browse through the 289 initiatives…”

Climate Fairshares

Climate Negotiations Database @ BU Global Development Policy Center

Climate Policy Engagement Map @ InfluenceMap

   · “...a comprehensive tool to enable positive and practical engagement with climate policy in

     line with a 2C world. We bring together a global network of experts and expertise and map

     out regulatory timelines, critical intervention opportunities, existing lobbying activity,

     stakeholder positions and key contacts. We are adding to this knowledge base continuously

     in collaboration with our Content Partners listed below. The Map is used by companies, trade

     associations, investors and any other stakeholders wanting to add their supportive voice to

     policy makers and regulators globally. As well as specific climate policies, our Map covers

     energy, transport, finance and other policy areas critical to reaching the 2C target."

Climate Policy Info Hub

   · "...offers evidence on climate policy options. It explores impacts and implications of international

     and EU climate policy for decision-makers in policy, business and civil society. The aim is to

     support informed science-based EU climate policy-making. The knowledge is compiled by a

     group of independent climate policy researchers."

ClimateLinks

   · USAID's knowledge portal on climate change & development.

Key initiatives

2050 Pathways Platform

     · "...a multi-stakeholder initiative launched at COP 22 by High-Level Climate Champions Laurence

       Tubiana and Hakima El Haite to support countries seeking to develop long-term, net zero-GHG,

       climate-resilient and sustainable-development pathways. Designed as a space for collective

       problem-solving, the Platform will also build a broader constellation of cities, states, and

       companies engaged  in long-term low-emissions planning of their own and in support of

       national strategies."

Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA)

Carbon Neutrality Coalition

Clean Energy Ministerial

     · "...a high-level global forum to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy

       share lessons learned and best practices, and to encourage the transition to a global clean

       energy economy."

Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA)

   · “...seeks to strengthen the capacity and support the engagement of climate-vulnerable countries in

      international climate negotiations.”

Climate Technology Centre & Network (UNFCCC, UNEP & UNIDO)

Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT)

China Carbon Forum

Climate Technology Centre & Network

Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA)

Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP)

     South Africa

          US Treasury announcement

     Indonesia

          Wikipedia entry

Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO)

Low Emission Capacity Building Programme (LECBP)

Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Global Partnership

     Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS)

        · Defunct US government program

Subnational transborder cooperative initiatives

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

R20: Regions of Climate Action

     · “...to help sub-national governments around the world to develop and commuicate low-carbon

       and climate resilient economic development projects.”

Under2 MOU & Coalition

     · ”The Under2 Coalition is driven by a group of ambitious state and regional governments

       committed to keeping global temperature rises to well below 2°C.”

Joint statement on Climate Action by Germany & California

Common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR)

CBDR @ ClimaTalk

CBDR @ Climate Nexus

CBDR @ Encycopedia Brittanica

CBDR @ Wikipedia

Select readings in climate cooperation, negotiations & diplomacy

     · In reverse chronological order

Modern Diplomacy 5th Edition

     · 2019  ~  R.P. Barston  ~  Routledge

     · Updated periodically, this book examines the broad range of current diplomatic practice including

       the important environmental issues that have been negotiated and their impact in negotiations.

     · Helpful introduction to international relations, law, and diplomacy

     · Chapters on environmental diplomacy & the Paris Accord.

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change

     · 2017  ~  Daniel R. Klein, et al.  ~  Oxford University Press

     · A book in three parts, it is an insider perspective on the Paris Accord and includes contributors

       who were actively involved in negotiations whether on delegations or the talks to follow

     · Summarizes the agreements preceding the accord, a detailed summary of the Paris Accord, and

       the overall importance it holds in the context of the global environmental regime

The Paris Agreement and the new logic of international climate policies

     · 2016  ~  Robert Falkner  ~  International Affairs

     · The Paris Agreement broke ground and offers a chance at a more durable international cooperation.

     · Hesitant assessment on whether the treaty can actually deliver, but it did overcome one of the

       biggest barriers by sidestepping distributional conflicts.

Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements

     · 2014  ~  Lawerence E. Susskind & Saleem H. Ali  ~  Oxford University Press

     · Lessons about international environmental treaty-making, updated from the original

       1994 publication

     · Insight into the process of the treaty-making arena, examining successes and failures as well

       as the contributions of civil society and the scientific sector.

     · The role theories of international relations play in making treaties more enforceable and successful.

NGO Diplomacy

     · 2007  ~  Michele M. Betsill & Elisabeth Corell  ~  MIT Press

     · Subtitle: The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental

       Negotiations

     · An analytical framework for assessing the impact of NGOs on international environmental

       negotiations including the factors that determine the degree of NGO influence.

     · Examines case studies through an analytical framework, including the Kyoto and Cartagena

       Protocols and the UNCCD, to determine what factors explain variation in NGO influence.

     · Published as an essential guidebook on the role of NGOs in international diplomacy relating

       to the environment.

     · Uses case studies to analyze the effectiveness of various strategies often employed by NGOs to

       further environmental causes.

     · Includes a thorough dissection of the role of NGOs in the Kyoto Protocol negotiations.

     · “Since Stockholm, NGO involvement in international decision-making processes related to the

       environment and sustainable development has escalated, as demonstrated by their participation

       in the two subsequent global conferences.”

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NYT graphic on "the stakes in the Paris climate deal"