COP21 Paris Climate Change Conference: Can Global Deal Be Achieved?

All eyes are on Paris where world leaders will meet for the much anticipated 2015 climate change conference. They are expected to reach a consensus on a legally-binding climate agreement for all countries that will come into force in 2020. But history has taught us that political commitment is sorel...

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Main Author: Goh, Tian
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80884
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38966
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:All eyes are on Paris where world leaders will meet for the much anticipated 2015 climate change conference. They are expected to reach a consensus on a legally-binding climate agreement for all countries that will come into force in 2020. But history has taught us that political commitment is sorely lacking; will we see another collapse of the climate talks?