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Part I: The Negotiating Context 6. Coalitions in the Climate Change Regime The importance of coalitions / The two major negotiating blocs (power-based coalitions) / The divisions within the blocs (issue-based and political) / The divisions across the groups in Non-Annex I / The divisions across the blocs / Tips and tricks 6.2 The two major negotiating blocs (power-based coalitions) During the Cold War there were three major groupings of countries: the West bloc, the East bloc and the developing countries (organized in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 and China see Section 7). In the post-Cold War politics, the former countries of the East bloc have joined forces with either the developed or the developing countries. Thus, in the climate negotiations, the primary groupings are Annex I/B, Annex II and non-Annex I countries (see Section 2 and Table 4). Meanwhile, there is growing pressure on the Republic of Korea and Mexico to join Annex I. Kazakhstan has stated that it is willing to join Annex I (FCCC/CP/1999/6/Add.1, para 4). Most non-Annex I countries belong to G-77 (see Table 7).
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