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Back to the future? International climate policy in 2021: new constellations for the EU's climate diplomacy
Zurück in die Zukunft? Die internationale Klimapolitik 2021: neue Konstellationen für die europäische Klimadiplomatie
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Abstract In 2021 the international climate policy agenda will need to catch up on much that was not accomplished in 2020. Because of the pandemic, deadlines were postponed and processes slowed down. What is the position of major climate policy powers in early 2021, and what momentum can we expect for interna... view more
In 2021 the international climate policy agenda will need to catch up on much that was not accomplished in 2020. Because of the pandemic, deadlines were postponed and processes slowed down. What is the position of major climate policy powers in early 2021, and what momentum can we expect for international negotiations? The most important impetus this year will come from the EU, the US and China. However, since these three powers are also competitors, the EU and its member states will have to strengthen multilateral cooperation overall so as to push for reaching the Paris Agreement targets, formulate clear expectations, and ensure that all actors remain on equal terms. For Germany and the EU it will therefore be crucial to continue to focus decisively on joint action with partner countries within networks, and to concentrate on core issues with the US. Obvious areas for cooperation with Washington are a joint diplomatic approach for the next international climate conference (COP26), and reconciling climate and trade policy. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; environmental policy; export policy; geopolitics; United States of America; international cooperation; South Korea; climate protection; Australia; climate policy; India; Japan; China
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
Problemlösungskapazität internationaler Akteure; Internationale Umweltkonferenz; Prioritätensetzung; Interdependenz im internationalen System; Green Economy; Fossile Brennstoffe; Emissionsreduktion; Schadstoffemission
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 14/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C14
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications