Table of Contents
Preface Main Page
Foreword

Part 1 The Negotiating Context
1. The Climate Change Problem
 2. The Climate Convention
and the Kyoto Protocol
3. The Bodies in the Regime
4. The Rules of Procedure
5. State and Non-State Actors
6. Coalitions in the Climate
Change Regime
7. The G-77 and China

Part 2 Negotiating Skills
8. The Ideal Negotiator
 9. The Handicapped Negotiator
10. Coping Strategies
11. Tips and Tricks for the
Lonely Diplomat
 12. Index to the FCCC
 13. References




Part I: The Negotiating Context
2. The Climate Convention
and the Kyoto Protocol
The Key Documents / The FCCC, 1992 / The Kyoto Protocol / Tips and Tricks

2.4 Tips and tricks

  • Understand the main and peripheral issues in the debate and in the environment of the negotiations.

  • Familiarize yourself thoroughly with the FCCC and KP; at least keep it in your possession at all times.

  • Underline texts that are relevant for your own position on key issues, so that you can cite them without having to search for the appropriate texts.

  • Keep a copy of all the COP decisions within reach. If you need one, the document desk of the FCCC has a copy of all decisions for you to refer to.

  • Keep the index located in this guide with you at all times (see Section 12).

    For more information read:

    Grubb, M., C. Vrolijk and D. Brack (1999). The Kyoto Protocol, Earthscan/ RIIA, London. Oberthür, S. and H. E. Ott (1999). The Kyoto Protocol. International Climate Policy for the 21st Century; Springer Verlag, Heidelberg et al., Berlin.

    Yamin, F. (1998). The Kyoto Protocol: Origins, Assessment and Future Challenges, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, Vol. 7, No. 2, 113-27.

    For more information visit:

    COP decisions can be downloaded from: http://www.unfccc.int

    "Beginners Guide to the Convention," United Nations‹Framework Convention on Climate Change http://www.unfccc.int/resource/beginner.html

    "Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments under the UN Framework Convention and the Berlin Mandate," Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress http://www.cnie.org/nle/clim-14.html

    "Kyoto and After," UNA_UK ­ Environment http://www.oneworld.org/ UNA_UK/kyoto2.htm

    "Negotiations Continue on the Kyoto Protocol," Briefing on Global Warming on NRDC Online http://www.igc.apc.org/nrdc/brie/global.html

    "The Convention and the Kyoto Protocol," United Nations ­ Framework Convention on Climate Change http://www.unfccc.org/resource/ convkp.html

    "The Kyoto Protocol: What Does it Really Say?," Campaigns Climate ­ Understanding the Whole Problem http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/cmp/ cmp333.htm