International agenda on climate change: what are the prospects for a new treaty?
... offers an analysis of existing international instruments such as the Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol, and the state of the UN negotiations on a new treaty. The article continues with an examination of the relevance of the discussions for Russia and concludes by exploring prospects for a new UN agreement as well as climate mitigation efforts beyond the UN. Carbon budget and planetary limits As a result of limited participation, the Kyoto Protocol currently covers only 13% of global emissions which is deeply inadequate for solving the problem of global climate change. Global emissions of greenhouse gases ...