02588nam 22004335 450 991015739690332120230808205446.00-300-22477-X10.12987/9780300224771(CKB)4340000000018243(MiAaPQ)EBC4746923(DE-B1597)540612(DE-B1597)9780300224771(OCoLC)965156912(EXLCZ)99434000000001824320200406h20162016 fg engur|n#||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierClimate Diplomacy from Rio to Paris The Effort to Contain Global Warming /William SweetNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]©20161 online resource (237 pages)0-300-20963-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Can Catastrophic Climate Change Be Averted? -- 2. What Else Is at Stake? -- 3. Can Diplomacy Deliver? -- 4. The Superpowers -- 5. BRICs, BASICs, and Beyond -- 6. Sentimental Attachments, Existential Threats -- 7. The Road to Rio -- 8. Rio and Kyoto -- 9. Copenhagen -- 10. The Road to Paris -- Epilogue: The Paris Agreement -- Appendix 1: Survey, Climate Summit Marchers, September 21, 2014 (N = 100) -- Appendix 2: Chronology of Climate Negotiations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- IndexThe essential primer for understanding climate diplomacy, describing both the major players and the path to progress, from the 1992 Rio Summit to the 2015 Paris Climate ConferenceClimate Diplomacy from Rio to Paris is the first accessible overview of climate diplomacy in its first quarter century. The author, who has reported on energy and climate for two decades, provides readers with a nuanced account of the major players and their interests-from the United States, the European Union, and China to environmental organizations, the United Nations, and the Vatican-and analyzes the outcomes of the major climate conferences at Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen, and Paris.Global warmingGovernment policyGlobal warmingGovernment policy.363.738/74Sweet William, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut303586DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910157396903321Climate Diplomacy from Rio to Paris3406844UNINA