Values for a post-Kyoto discourse.

Rosales, Jon

Environmental policy, including the Kyoto Protocol, is laden with values. Recognizing this fact can help UNFCCC parties come to agreement. Much of the contention surrounding the post-Kyoto negotiations can be explained through a framework of values. This article summarizes the arguments used by proponents and critics of emissions trading of greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol through such a framework of values. Proponents and critics of emissions trading espouse common values, such as achievement, to work toward ameliorating climate change; there is less agreement on emissions trading seen through values such as responsibility and fairness. As non-Annex I parties are expected to take a more active role in the second commitment period, identifying values held by those working on their behalf will facilitate negotiations and help develop a discourse that is inclusive of their interests. Annex I parties can also benefit from the identification of the values to better convey their interests. All parties can use the values framework identified here to construct a more durable climate change regime.

UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 December 11; UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992); GREENHOUSE gas mitigation; POLLUTION prevention; GREENHOUSE gases; POLLUTION & economics; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; CLIMATE change

Climatic Change, 2008, Vol 88, Issue 2, p93

0165-0009

Academic Journal

10.1007/s10584-007-9328-2