The International Dimension of the Environment

Hans Wiesmeth ()
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Hans Wiesmeth: TU Dresden

Chapter Chapter 3 in Environmental Economics, 2012, pp 27-42 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Transnational environmental problems such as acid rain, global warming or overfishing have gained increasing importance in recent years, and are likely to affect and even dominate international negotiations referring to political, economical and ecological issues. This chapter discusses the development of the international environmental negotiations with respect to various cross-border environmental issues including environmental consequences related to globalization. Thereafter, the “United Nations Conference on Environment and Development” (UNCED) in 1992 with the “Rio Declaration” and the “Agenda 21” is taken as a starting point for international environmental concern, in particular regarding climate change. The “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” (UNFCCC) gave rise to the “Kyoto Protocol” and the negotiations for a second commitment period to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The focus in this chapter is on a first analysis of relevant issues, which will be reconsidered in later chapters.

Keywords: Acid Rain; Kyoto Protocol; Clean Development Mechanism Project; Commitment Period; Global Public Good (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24514-5_3

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