European Union Foreign Policy and the Global Climate Regime

Ever since the first international negotiations on climate change in the early 1990s, the European Union has aspired to play a leading role in global climate politics. This book engages in a longitudinal analysis of the EU’s participation in and impact on the United Nations climate regime. It provides not only comprehensive insights into the evolution of EU foreign climate policy, but also a thought-provoking audit of the potential and limits of the EU’s influence in a major domain of global affairs.

– Analytical Framework: Studying the European Union’s Influence on the Global Climate Regime – Historical Foundations (1980s-1995): EU Influence on the Set-up of the Global Climate Regime – From the Berlin Mandate to the Kyoto Protocol (1995-1997): EU Influence on the First Development of the Global Climate Regime – From the Buenos Aires Action Plan to the Year 2007 (1998-2007): EU Influence on the Consolidation of the Global Climate Regime – From the Bali Roadmap to the Copenhagen Accord (2007-2009): EU Influence on the Post-2012 Global Climate Negotiations – Gradually «Back on Track» (2010-2012): EU Influence on the Resumed Post-2012 Global Climate Negotiations – Explaining EU Influence on the Global Climate Regime.