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How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years? A scenario set that explores the different pathways that negotiations on Climate change will take in the next 10 years. Will there be multilateral agreements lead by the UN, or bilateral agreements, will countries or companies be in the lead, will this result in a new economic order, etc.
= Group Members =
 
== Group Members ==
 
[[Bastian Wollenschein]]<br>
[[Bastian Wollenschein]]<br>
[[Rohit Patnekar]]<br>
[[Rohit Patnekar]]<br>
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[[Rachit Tayal]]<br>
[[Rachit Tayal]]<br>


== Data/Numbers ==
= Numbers That Matter Presentation =
 
[[Antiretroviral_Therapy_Programme_for_South_Africa|ART Programme in South Africa]]
 
= Introduction =
[[File:Unfccc.jpg|thumb| UNFCCC |300px]]
[[File:Cop16.jpg|thumb| COP-16, Cancun|300px]]
 
Climate forms a very critical part of the ecosystem that sustains life on earth and it is changing rapidly due to human activity. Almost every strategic decision today is in some way dependent on how the climate change would evolve in coming years. Although the extent of change and its consequences are being investigated by scientist, the action lies within the jurisdiction of the national governments and any success depends on their collaboration and leadership. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the joint treaty that looks into the aspect of reducing green house gases by emission reduction and ensuring economic growth in tandem. Despite major efforts from several nations no concrete steps in emission reductions have emerged till now, the future of these negotiations is critical to rationally understand the uncertainties involved and thereafter devise a strategy that fits all probably futures.<br><br>
Hence, on this page we explore the different possibilities for the climate change negotiation by asking:'' �How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years?�''<br><br>
Therefore, this scenario set explores the different pathways that negotiations on Climate change will take in the next 10 years. <br><br>
 
= The Focal Issue =
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'''How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years?''' <br>
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= Scenario Tree =
184 countries ratified Kyoto Protocol as of January 2009<br>
[[File:CLimate change scenario tree.jpg|600px|thumb| centre |Scenario Tree]]
Kyoto Protocol will expire in 2012<br>
Mechanisms of Kyoto protocol:<br>
*[[Emissions Trading]]
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*[[Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)]]
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*[[Joint Implementation (JI)]]
:


== Questions to research ==
= Scenario Stories =
1. Current state of negotiations and how do you see it evolving in 10 years?<br><br>
The following are the four scenario stories detailing different futures for climate change negotiations in 2020:<br>
*;[[Stalemate]]
:''Deadlock among stake holders''
*;[[G20]]
:''Multilateral Agreement through G20''
*;[[A Lost Purpose]]
:''Negotiations succeed but earth dies''
*;[[Mardi Gras]]
:''Negotiations succeed & earth survives''


2. Why the negotiations are neccesary?<br>  
= Stakeholder Analysis =
The world need to set a new target after Kyoto Protocol and Copenhagen Accord. And also because only 25% of participants take the responsibility during Copenhagen meeting, the negotiations are needed without any doubts.<br><br>
== Countries ==
1. [[US]]<br>
2. [[EU]]<br>
3. [[China]]<br>
4. [[India]]<br>
5. [[Brazil]]<br>
6. [[Russia]]<br>
7. [[South Africa]]<br>
8. [[OPEC]]<br>
9. [[Island Nations]]<br>
10. [[Japan]]<br>


3. Who are the major parties trying to slow down the proccess? <br>
== Other Stake Holders ==
OPEC member countires and U.S.<br><br>
1. [[IPCC]]<br>
2. [[NGOs]]<br>
3. [[Media]]<br>
4. [[Lobbyists]]<br>


How the negotiations are being pursued by different parties?<br>
=System diagram=
U.S. won't change their position in the future.<br><br>


4. How does the negotiation proccess work?<br>
[[File:Systems_CCN.JPG|200px|]]<br>
Basically, they have negotiation meetings in every working day in the EU organization. After all the EU member make a deal, they starts processing regin to regin or regin to country engotiations in each international climate change meeting.<br><br>


5. Do you see the negotiations are moving out of UN?<br>
Separate subsystems for the main negotiations participants could be found under the Countries section above
6. What is the position of the Netherlands in these negotiations?<br> For Netherlands, climate change is not only a climate issue but also a security issue (rising sea level).Besides, The cost to achieve green gas reduction is only 0.6% GDP, which is much less than what public image. <br><br>


7. How much power have oil producing countries?<br>
= Questions to research =
They do not consider the climate change seriously and the aggreement will affect their economic a lot, they are currently the main power to slow the negotiation process.<br><br>


8. How current financial crysis changed positions of different parties in the negotiations?<br>
==The negotiation process==
Governments changed their focus from climate change issue to reduce unemployment rate, for example.<br><br>
1. [[What is a current state of negotiations process?]]<br>
2.[[ Why the negotiations are necessary and so important?]]<br>
3. [[How the negotiations are being pursued by different parties and who are the major parties trying to slow down the proccess?]] <br>
4. [[How does the negotiation proccess work?]]<br>  
5. [[Could an agreement upon GHG reduction be reached outside of the UN (UNFCCC)? (I.e. within the context of another group of countries.)]]<br>
6. [[Who are the members of a team representing a country at these negotiations?]]<br>


9. Who are the members of a team representing a country at these negotiations?<br>
==Stakeholder in the negotiations==
10. Who will drive this more going forward?<br> China<br><br>
7. [[What is the position of the Netherlands in climate negotiations and how is the country affected by climatic change?]]<br>
11. Role of corporations in the negotiations?<br>
8. [[What is the position of oil producing countries in the negotiations?]]<br>
12. Role of media?<br>
9. [[Role of corporations in the negotiations?]]<br>
10. [[Role of media?]]<br>
11. [[Who will drive this more going forward?]]<br>
12. [[In EU climate change organization, do you have negotiations between members?]]<br>
13. [[Who has better relationship with Netherlands in climate change negotiation aspect?]]<br>


13. What other topics could switch public focus from climate change issue?<br>
==Events as driving forces==
The answer will be related to whole social or economic situation at the specific moment. For example, the rising financial crisis caused most of the countries changing their policy priorites.<br><br>
14. [[Did the recent finance crisis affect the climate change negotiations?]]<br>
14. What kind of numbers are the negotiations target? <br>
15. [[What other topics could switch public focus from climate change issue?]]<br>
Two major numbers are the targets. One is the climate related numbers, such as the reduction amount of green gas, another number is about the budget, like the budget using to support developing countries according to copenhagen accord. <br><br>
16. [[What kind of numbers are the negotiations target?]] <br>
15. What is the role of technology?<br>
17. [[What is the role of technology?]]<br>


16. In EU climate change organization, do you have negotiations between members?<br>
==Independent questions==
17. Who has better relationship with Netherlands in climate change negotiation aspect?<br>
18. [[Is there a real evidence of climate change happening?]]<br>
18. Is there a real evidence of climate change happening?<br>
19. [[Is the gap between government policy and negotiation target/result huge?]]<br>
20. [[Is there any risk for climate change negotiation?]]<br><br>
<br>


== The Focal Issue ==
= Driving forces =
How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years? <br>


== Driving forces ==
== Environmental Driving Forces ==  
1. [[Greenhouse gas increase]]<br>
1. [[Greenhouse gas increase]]<br>
2. [http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Catastrophes_-_Acts_of_God Catastrophes - Acts of God]<br>
2. [[Catastrophes_-_Acts_of_God|Catastrophes - Acts of God]]<br>
3. Urbanisation<br>
 
4. Increasing influence of media<br>
== Political Driving Forces ==
5. Expiration of Kyoto protocol<br>
1. [[Expiration of Kyoto protocol]]<br>
6. Oil Supply and Demand Dynamics<br>
2. [[Increasing Commitment from China]]<br>
7. Increasing Commitment from China<br>
3. [[Position of US|Increasing involvement of US]]<br>
8. Position of US<br>
4. [[Position of developing nations| Increasing involvement of developing nations]]<br>
9. Position of developing nation<br>
 
10. Dynamics of Public Support<br>
== Societal Driving Forces ==
11. Carbon Trading, Finances and related Economics<br>
1. [[Urbanisation]]<br>
12. Innovation in Technology and Energy<br>
2. [[Increasing influence of media]]<br>
13. Position of Corporates<br>
3. [[Initiative from cities]]<br>
4. [[Dynamics of Public Support]]<br>
 
== Economic Driving Forces ==
1. [[Carbon Trading, Finances and related Economics]]<br>
2. [[Position of Corporates]]<br>
3. [[Bilateral Trade]]<br>
4. [[Oil Supply and Demand Dynamics]]<br>
 
== Technological Driving Forces ==
1. [[Advancement in Nuclear Power Generation]]<br>
2. [[Development of Cheaper & Efficient Solar Panels]]<br>
3. [[Development of Alternate Energy Sources]]<br><br>
<br>
 
= Useful sources =
 
==Books==
-Daniel Erasmus, The future of ICT in financial services, DTN Press, Amsterdam, 2008
 
==Webpages organizations==
-[http://unfccc.int/2860.php United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]<br>
-[http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php Kyoto Protocol]<br>
-[http://www.ipcc.ch/organization/organization.htm Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]<br>
-[http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.htm#1 IPCC 4th assessment report]<br>
-[http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-spm.pdf Summary for Policy Makers]<BR>
-[http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Research/Centres/Sustainability_and_Climate_Research_%28SCR%29 ERIM SCR from RSM]<br>
 
==Articles and protocols==
-[http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2007/Post-2012ClimatePolicyScenarios.html Post-2012 Climate Policy Scenario]<br>
-[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm Netherlands]<br>
-Annual European Community greenhouse gas
inventory 1990�2007 and inventory report 2009[http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-community-greenhouse-gas-inventory-2009/european-community-ghg-inventory-2014-full-report.pdf ]<BR>
-[http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/docs/weo2009/climate_change_excerpt.pdf Climate change except by region or country, by IEA]<br>
-[http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2010/0406/comm/criekemans_copenhagen.html Post Copenhagen from a geopolitical perspective]<br>
-The AWG-LCA n�11 from Aug 2010[http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awglca12/eng/14.pdf]<br>
-Summary of the above [http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awglca11/eng/08.pdf]<br>
-[http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/bilateral-relations/countries/china/ EU Commission on trade with China]<br>
-[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/21/dutch-troops-to-pull-out_n_470708.html]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_attack_on_Iraq Attack_on_Iraq]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present) War in Afghanistan]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11]<br>
-[http://across.co.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters.html]<br>
-[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VFV-3XR2V33-6&_user=10&_coverDate=10%2F31%2F1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1434235932&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=caa5fa5558aea88a05f7c941f4a1d8d9]<br>
-[http://unfccc.int/2860.php UNFCCC]<br>
-[http://www.ipcc.ch/organization/organization.htm IPCC]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization Urbanization]
 
==Videos==
-James Hanson to DTN (confidential therefore not published)<br>
-[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/heat/view/ Smith, Martin; Heat from the U.S.]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZwzG20O4s8 Meet the BINGOs]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfhKx6Byjrw The Carbon Market Lobby]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHLNywrPBg The Oil and Coal Lobbies]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl7nc4UfP3I The Agriculture Lobby]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eoSUoENIpk The Electricity and Gas Lobbies]<br>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRQKfLj-598 The Alternative Energy Lobby]<br>
-[http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/hans_rosling_on_chinas_rise.php Hans Rosling on China]<br>
-[http://www.gapminder.org/videos/gapcasts/gapcast-2-urbanization/ Hans Rosling on urbanization]


== Useful sources ==
==Data and graphs==
1. [http://unfccc.int/2860.php United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carbon_History_and_Flux_Rev.png Carbon history]<br>
2. [http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php Kyoto Protocol]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Global_Carbon_Emissions.svg Carbon emissions]<br>
3. [http://www.ipcc.ch/organization/organization.htm Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CO2_increase_rate.png Co2 increase]<br>
4. [http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.htm#1 IPCC 4th assessment report]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Major_greenhouse_gas_trends.png GHG trends]<br>
5. [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-spm.pdf Summary for Policy Makers]<BR>
-[http://unfccc.int/files/ghg_data/ghg_data_unfccc/image/pjpeg/trends_excluding_2009.jpg GHG trends according to UNFCCC]<br>
6. [http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2007/Post-2012ClimatePolicyScenarios.html Post-2012 Climate Policy Scenario]<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters List of natural disasters]<br>
7. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm Netherlands]<br>
8. Annual European Community greenhouse gas
[http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-community-greenhouse-gas-inventory-2009/european-community-ghg-inventory-2014-full-report.pdf ]<BR>
9. [http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/docs/weo2009/climate_change_excerpt.pdf Climate change except by region or country, by IEA]

Latest revision as of 23:14, 1 November 2021

Group Members

Bastian Wollenschein
Rohit Patnekar
Sergey Kharebov
Ling-Chin Fan
Rachit Tayal

Numbers That Matter Presentation

ART Programme in South Africa

Introduction

UNFCCC
COP-16, Cancun

Climate forms a very critical part of the ecosystem that sustains life on earth and it is changing rapidly due to human activity. Almost every strategic decision today is in some way dependent on how the climate change would evolve in coming years. Although the extent of change and its consequences are being investigated by scientist, the action lies within the jurisdiction of the national governments and any success depends on their collaboration and leadership. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the joint treaty that looks into the aspect of reducing green house gases by emission reduction and ensuring economic growth in tandem. Despite major efforts from several nations no concrete steps in emission reductions have emerged till now, the future of these negotiations is critical to rationally understand the uncertainties involved and thereafter devise a strategy that fits all probably futures.

Hence, on this page we explore the different possibilities for the climate change negotiation by asking: �How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years?�

Therefore, this scenario set explores the different pathways that negotiations on Climate change will take in the next 10 years.

The Focal Issue


How would the climate change negotiations evolve in the coming 10 years?




Scenario Tree

Scenario Tree

Scenario Stories

The following are the four scenario stories detailing different futures for climate change negotiations in 2020:

Deadlock among stake holders
Multilateral Agreement through G20
Negotiations succeed but earth dies
Negotiations succeed & earth survives

Stakeholder Analysis

Countries

1. US
2. EU
3. China
4. India
5. Brazil
6. Russia
7. South Africa
8. OPEC
9. Island Nations
10. Japan

Other Stake Holders

1. IPCC
2. NGOs
3. Media
4. Lobbyists

System diagram

Systems CCN.JPG

Separate subsystems for the main negotiations participants could be found under the Countries section above

Questions to research

The negotiation process

1. What is a current state of negotiations process?
2.Why the negotiations are necessary and so important?
3. How the negotiations are being pursued by different parties and who are the major parties trying to slow down the proccess?
4. How does the negotiation proccess work?
5. Could an agreement upon GHG reduction be reached outside of the UN (UNFCCC)? (I.e. within the context of another group of countries.)
6. Who are the members of a team representing a country at these negotiations?

Stakeholder in the negotiations

7. What is the position of the Netherlands in climate negotiations and how is the country affected by climatic change?
8. What is the position of oil producing countries in the negotiations?
9. Role of corporations in the negotiations?
10. Role of media?
11. Who will drive this more going forward?
12. In EU climate change organization, do you have negotiations between members?
13. Who has better relationship with Netherlands in climate change negotiation aspect?

Events as driving forces

14. Did the recent finance crisis affect the climate change negotiations?
15. What other topics could switch public focus from climate change issue?
16. What kind of numbers are the negotiations target?
17. What is the role of technology?

Independent questions

18. Is there a real evidence of climate change happening?
19. Is the gap between government policy and negotiation target/result huge?
20. Is there any risk for climate change negotiation?


Driving forces

Environmental Driving Forces

1. Greenhouse gas increase
2. Catastrophes - Acts of God

Political Driving Forces

1. Expiration of Kyoto protocol
2. Increasing Commitment from China
3. Increasing involvement of US
4. Increasing involvement of developing nations

Societal Driving Forces

1. Urbanisation
2. Increasing influence of media
3. Initiative from cities
4. Dynamics of Public Support

Economic Driving Forces

1. Carbon Trading, Finances and related Economics
2. Position of Corporates
3. Bilateral Trade
4. Oil Supply and Demand Dynamics

Technological Driving Forces

1. Advancement in Nuclear Power Generation
2. Development of Cheaper & Efficient Solar Panels
3. Development of Alternate Energy Sources


Useful sources

Books

-Daniel Erasmus, The future of ICT in financial services, DTN Press, Amsterdam, 2008

Webpages organizations

-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
-Kyoto Protocol
-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
-IPCC 4th assessment report
-Summary for Policy Makers
-ERIM SCR from RSM

Articles and protocols

-Post-2012 Climate Policy Scenario
-Netherlands
-Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990�2007 and inventory report 2009[1]
-Climate change except by region or country, by IEA
-Post Copenhagen from a geopolitical perspective
-The AWG-LCA n�11 from Aug 2010[2]
-Summary of the above [3]
-EU Commission on trade with China
-[4]
-Attack_on_Iraq
-Operation Enduring Freedom
-War in Afghanistan
-[5]
-[6]
-[7]
-UNFCCC
-IPCC
-Urbanization

Videos

-James Hanson to DTN (confidential therefore not published)
-Smith, Martin; Heat from the U.S.
-Meet the BINGOs
-The Carbon Market Lobby
-The Oil and Coal Lobbies
-The Agriculture Lobby
-The Electricity and Gas Lobbies
-The Alternative Energy Lobby
-Hans Rosling on China
-Hans Rosling on urbanization

Data and graphs

-Carbon history
-Carbon emissions
-Co2 increase
-GHG trends
-GHG trends according to UNFCCC
-List of natural disasters