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Same science, differing policies : the saga of global climate change

This paper provides a comparative analysis of the economic and political interests influencing the progress of climate negotiation. The primary focus is on the U.S., France, Germany, U.K., Belgium, Netherlands, and the E.U. itself. A discussion of the drivers of policy and differing responses on a national basis is presented to highlight the larger influences at work. The driving factors range across economic and political interests, public concern, bureaucratic goals, scientific evidence, non-governmental organizations, energy industries, and are relevant in each country to varying degrees. Also included is a personal forecast of what can be expected to emerge in the next few months as the current negotiations reach their climax in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstract in HTML and technical report in HTML and PDF available on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/3626
Date08 1900
ContributorsSkolnikoff, Eugene B.
PublisherMIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Source SetsM.I.T. Theses and Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Format19 p., 50851 bytes, application/pdf
RelationReport no. 22

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