The report identifies the major obstacles to US participation in an international treaty to
control greenhouse gas emissions, and suggests some possible strategies for reengaging …

Summary The United States and other parties to the 1992 Climate Change Convention
signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro will meet December 1-12 in Kyoto, Japan, to …

If international efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are to succeed, much will depend
on the willingness of the US Administration to make a meaningful commitment at Kyoto, and …

The engagement of the United States is critical to the success of any international effort
against global climate change. Although international climate efforts require long-lasting …

• To ensure greater participation, it is essential to allow greater flexibility for states to mitigate
climate change on their own terms.• National mitigation actions will need to be integrated …

on Climate Change (FCCC) will come into force early next year-despite the lack of
participation by the United States. With Russian ratification on 4 November, 127 counties …

International treaties in pursuit of common endeavors can be classified into two categories:
those that set mutually agreed national objectives and leave each signatory to pursue them …

This briefing surveys the climate policies of the European Union and the United States and
identifies both similarities and differences in their respective positions ahead of the UN …

Politicians, bureaucrats, scholars, and environmentalists alike have expressed their
disappointment that 20 years of UN negotiations have failed to produce an effective climate …

Abstract The United States should classify new international agreements to protect the
Earth's climate system as executive agreements rather than as treaties. Unlike treaties …