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The Bali roadmap: new horizons for global climate policy

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  • HERMANN E. OTT
  • WOLFGANG STERK
  • RIE WATANABE

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What is the significance of the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali? The formal outcomes, especially the 'Bali Action Plan', are described and commented on, along with the challenges for negotiating a post-2012 agreement in Copenhagen during 2008 and 2009. The article concludes that the outcome of the Bali meeting is insufficient when compared to the nature of the challenge posed by climate change. However, it can nevertheless be considered a success in terms of 'Realpolitik' in paving the way for the negotiations ahead, because some real changes have been discerned in the political landscape. The challenges for the road towards Copenhagen are manifold: the sheer volume and complexity of the issues and the far-reaching nature of decisions such as differentiation between non- Annex I countries pose significant challenges in themselves, while the dependency on the electoral process in the USA introduces a high element of risk into the whole process. The emergence of social justice as an issue turns climate policy into an endeavour to improve the world at large-thereby adding to the complexity. And, finally, the biggest challenge is the recognition that the climate problem requires a global solution, that Annex I and non-Annex I countries are mutually dependent on each other and that only cooperation regarding technology in combination with significant financial support will provide the chance to successfully tackle climate change.

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  • Hermann E. Ott & Wolfgang Sterk & Rie Watanabe, 2008. "The Bali roadmap: new horizons for global climate policy," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 91-95, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tcpoxx:v:8:y:2008:i:1:p:91-95
    DOI: 10.3763/cpol.2007.0510
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