EU environmental policy and diplomacy from Copenhagen to Paris and beyond. ZEI Discussion Paper C234 2016

Sohn, Rike (2016) EU environmental policy and diplomacy from Copenhagen to Paris and beyond. ZEI Discussion Paper C234 2016. [Discussion Paper]

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Abstract

From the Introduction. The UN Climate Summit in Paris was a major success for EU climate diplomacy, far away from Copenhagen’s blow to the EU’s self-image as a global climate leader; stood-off by China in 2009, or the disappointing round of negotiations in Warsaw in 2013, when the EU wanted to offer more, but could not due to its internal divisions and crises. Divided by the economic and financial Euro crisis, and the recent major migration influx, the tendency to prioritize national over regional issues has further eroded the EU’s credibility as a leader in climate negotiations.

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