Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI PROJECTS Conditions for Change in International Climate Policy: The Role of China, the EU and the US So far, progress in the making of a follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol has been very limited. The main reason is that the US, EU and China have chosen different strategies to deal with this problem. However, now a notable change can be discerned in the climate policies of these actors. This project will investigate the reason for these changes and not least discuss implications of these changes for the future course of the process of negotiations. These changes could make agreement easier, but there are also severe challenges and uncertainties. The project will follow closely the climate negotiations over the period 2009-2011 with a special focus on these three actors. Project leader: Steinar Andresen Project period: 2009-2012 Publications: Stensdal, Iselin, China’s Carbon-Intensity Target: Climate Actors and Policy Developments. FNI Report 3/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 34 p. Underdal, Arild, Iselin Stensdal, Jon Birger Skjærseth and Guri Bang, 'Nøkkelaktører låser klimaforhandlingene' ('Key Actors Lock the Climate Negotiations'), Dagsavisen, 13.12.2011. In Norwegian. Stensdal, Iselin, 'Viktige røster i salen: Kina: I økonomisk vekst', Klima, 25.11.2011. Korppoo, Anna, 'Viktige røster i salen: Russland: Økonomi i overgangsfase', Klima, 25.11.2011. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, 'Viktige røster i salen: EU: Vil gå foran', Klima, 25.11.2011. Andresen, Steinar and Elin Lerum Boasson. 'International Climate Cooperation: Clear Recommendations, Weak Commitments'. In Steinar Andresen, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Environmental Agreements: An Introduction. London/New York, Routledge, 2012, pp. 49-67. Andresen, Steinar and Tora Skodvin, 'The Climate Regime: Achievements and Challenges'. In Davor Vidas and Peter Johan Schei (eds), The World Ocean in Globalisation. Leiden/Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers/Brill, 2011, pp. 165-186. Austgulen, Marthe Hårvik, Klimaforhandlingene i København: USAs betydning analysert gjennom to-nivå spill ('Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen: USA's Significance Analysed'). FNI Report 17/2010. Lysaker, FNI, 2010, 105 p. In Norwegian. Wübbeke, Jost, The Power of Advice: Experts in Chinese Climate Change Politics. FNI Report 15/2010. Lysaker, FNI, 2010, 60 p. Andresen, Steinar, 'The Copenhagen Accord: The Failure of Multilateral Diplomacy?', MEPIELAN E-Bulletin, 16.07.2010. Heggelund, Gørild, Steinar Andresen and Inga Fritzen Buan, 'Chinese Climate Policy: Domestic Priorities, Foreign Policy and Emerging Implementation'. In Kathryn Harrison and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom (eds), Global Commons, Domestic Decisions. Cambridge (MA), USA / London, UK, MIT Press, 2010, pp. 239-261. Andresen, Steinar, 'Klima: Har FN utspilt sin rolle?' ('Climate Change: Has the UN Exhausted its Role?'), Minerva, 19.01.2010. In Norwegian. Skodvin, Tora and Steinar Andresen 'An Agenda for Change in U.S. Climate Policies? Presidential Ambitions and Congressional Powers' International Environnmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Vol 9, No 3, 2009, pp. 263-280. Andresen, Steinar, 'Moratorium på langsiktige klimamålsetninger' ('Moratorium on Long-Term Climate Objectives'), Minerva, 20 July 2009. In Norwegian. Andresen, Steinar, 'Ingen grunn til å juble' ('No Reason to Celebrate'), Dagsavisen, 20 July 2009. In Norwegian. Andresen, Steinar, 'Nytt felles klimaprosjekt om klimaforhandlingene' ('New Common Research Project on the Climate Negotiations'), Klima, No 2, 30 March 2009. In Norwegian. Top		Related focal points of research:   Global governance and sustainable developement   Chinese energy and environmental politics   European energy and environmental politics Project funding:   The Research Council of Norway (NORKLIMA Programme) External cooperation partners:   CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo)   Econ Pöyry   Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Freie Universitet Berlin Recent media coverage: 'Lave klima-forventninger' ('Low Expectations for Climate Negotiations'), forskning.no, 24.11.2011. In Norwegian.
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