Together alone : BASIC countries and the climate change conundrum / / Karl Hallding ...[et. al.]

• Autore: Hallding Karl
• Pubblicazione: Copenhagen, : Nordic Council of Ministers, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (125 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Brazil; Climatic changes - South Africa; Climatic changes - India; Climatic changes - China
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Content""; ""Nordic Council of Ministersâ€? Preface""; ""Authorsâ€? Note""; ""Summary""; ""1. BASIC takes the stage""; ""2. The origins of BASIC: Developing country roots and the image of emerging powers""; ""2.1 Out of the shadows""; ""2.2 Normative roots in the G77""; ""2.3 The growth of BASIC""; ""3. The BASIC countries""; ""3.1 Brazil""; ""3.2 South Africa""; ""3.3 India""; ""3.4 China""; ""4. BASICâ€?s emergence and wider geopolitical change""; ""4.1 Reasons for emerging economies to cooperate""; ""4.2 Different constellations of emerging economies""; ""4.3 BASIC in the big picture"" ; ""5. BASIC and a climate agreement: Disunity or shared vision?""""5.1 Cooperation and contention""; ""5.2 Does BASIC have a shared vision?""; ""5.3 On carbon budgets and equity""; ""Dividing the carbon budget""; ""5.4 What does this imply for BASICâ€?s future?""; ""6. Trends and developments: Where is BASIC heading?""; ""Sammanfattning""; ""Appendix A: Methods and conceptual framework""; ""References""
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 2009, Brazil, South Africa, India and China - known as the BASIC group of countries - have cooperated in international climate negotiations, reflecting their aspiration to have a larger say in global politics. But there are some who claim that the approach of the bloc has obstructed progress in the talks. Yet this is a superficial view: for real insight into the BASIC group's approach, it is necessary to grasp the development concerns of each country and the geopolitical value they see in cooperation. As four separate states, it is domestic policy priorities that condition how far they can work together, and what they can contribute to climate discussions. This report commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers from the Stockholm Environment Institute arrives at a more nuanced understanding of the BASIC cooperation. Such an unders.
• Titolo autorizzato: Together alone
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910222204403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: TemaNord.