


06/2009
There is no doubt that a global climate regime on the basis of international co-operation is needed to prevent some of the disastrous consequences of climate change.
Its challenge is that it must include the commitment of developed countries such as the U.S. and the EU as well as the commitment of large developing countries that have fast growing economies and a rapid increase in emissions such as China and India.
This is difficult because it raises questions of global climate justice, historic liability and equal rights, i.e. whether developing countries should enjoy the same right to economic growth based on fossil fuels as the industrialized countries have experienced over the past century.
Therefore a more efficient climate regime must be developed, and in the light of the forthcoming negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009 it must be discussed if any of the following solutions should be part of an international global climate regime.