It is common knowledge that the European Union has led international climate negotiations.
First, during the preparations of the UNFCCC (1992), the European Commission defended a …

It is a widely shared and at first glance plausible belief that the European Union (EU) is the
world's leader in the fight against dangerous global climate change. Since the early 1990s …

The issue of global climate change (GCC) ranks high on Europe's political agenda and
continues to be a key area of foreign policy for the European Union (EU). In fact, the EU and …

Abstract The European Union (EU) has made significant efforts during recent decades to
establish itself as a global leader on climate change, both in the development of its internal …

The UN negotiations to limit climate change to a manageable degree have been running for
more than 20 years, more than often in waves. After their diplomatic collapse in …

The Earth is experiencing unnatural atmospheric warming that is leading to changes in
climate and a host of mostly adverse side effects for humankind and the ecosystems upon …

The EU has been centrally involved with the building of an international climate regime
under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since …

International climate policy has received an unprecedented attention in 2009 and 2010.
However, the Copenhagen summit of 194 members to the United Nations Framework …

Over the past three decades, climate change has moved from being a minor, mostly
scientific, matter in the affairs of states to being a prominent, frontburner foreign policy …

Politicians concerned with the institutional developments of the European Union (EU)
regularly emphasize the importance of unity in the EU's external representation in …