Page, Edward, 1968-. (2007) Equity and the Kyoto Protocol. Politics, Vol.27 (No.1). pp. 8-15. ISSN 0263-3957

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Abstract

Global climate change raises a number of important issues for political scientists and theorists. One issue concerns the ethics of implementing policies that seek to manage the threats associated with dangerous climate change in order to protect the interests of future generations. The focus of much of the debate about climate change and inter-generational equity is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol to this Convention. This article outlines the mechanisms adopted by the Kyoto Protocol and three rival 'climate architectures', evaluating each in terms of some basic principles of equity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 Dec. 11., Climatic changes -- Law and legislation, Equality, Environmental policy
Journal or Publication Title:	Politics
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0263-3957
Date:	February 2007
Volume:	Vol.27
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 8-15
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1467-9256.2007.00273.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/1248

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