The UN conference on climate change in Montreal ended with an agreement to negotiate the extension of the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 and the launch of “open and non-binding” talks with non-Kyoto signatories. The following articles look into a number of challenges that will have to be met on the way to a post-20012 climate policy strategy.
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Axel Michaelowa, Head of research programme International Climate Policy, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA), Germany.
Simon Schmitz, Project Officer, Energy & Climate, and Project Manager, Electricity Utilities, at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Geneva, Switzerland. Although the analysis builds on the author’s activities in this function, any conclusions drawn in this article are entirely the author’s own, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WBCSD or its member companies.
Preety M. Bhandari, Director, Policy Analysis Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India. The views expressed are those of the author and may not reflect the position of the Institute to which the author is affiliated.
Henrik Hasselknippe, Senior Analyst with Point Carbon, the global provider of independent analysis, forecasting, market intelligence and news for the power, gas and carbon emissions markets, Head Office, Oslo, Norway.
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. Principles of Climate Policy after 2012. Intereconomics 41, 60–77 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-006-0174-7
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