Current United Nations structures are highly inequitable and obstruct progress towards international climate policy co-operation.
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We acknowledge the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) for funding of this work.
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Schroeder, H., Boykoff, M. & Spiers, L. Equity and state representations in climate negotiations. Nature Clim Change 2, 834–836 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1742
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