The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Protocol. The book provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the history and content of the Protocol itself as well as of the economic, political and legal implications of its implementation. It also presents a...

The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Protocol. The book provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the history and content of the Protocol itself as well as of the economic, political and legal implications of its implementation. It also presents a...

Dieses Buch erscheint zur rechten Zeit. Zu Beginn des neuen Jahrhunderts prasentieren zwei international bekannte Experten aus Deutschland eine um fassende und prazise Darstellung der internationalen Klimapolitik. In der Form erscheint diese Darstellung wie ein Kommentar zum Kyoto-Protokoll, einem der wohl wichtigsten Vertrage, die jemals geschlossen worden sind. Lassen Sie uns ein paar Fakten in Erinnerung rufen. Seit Beginn der In dustrialisierung hat sich die Menschheit in ein Experiment ungeahnten Aus masses begeben - die Anderung der Zusammensetzung unserer Atmosphare. Schon vor uber 100...