{"product_id":"carbon-politics-and-the-failure-gerald-kutney-9780415729314","title":"Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarbon Politics and the Failure of Kyoto\u003c\/em\u003e charts the framework and political evolution of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and examines the ensuing failure of the international community to adequately address climate change. The focus is not on the science or consequences of climate change but on the political gamesmanship of the major players throughout the UNFCCC negotiation process. More than an updated history of the subject matter, this book provides a detailed study of the carbon targets which became the biggest influencing factor on the reaction of nations to Kyoto's binding agreements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides an in-depth analysis of the leading nations' motives, including the US, China and Germany, in entering the negotiations, in particular, their economic interests. Despite the effort to combat climate change in politics that the negotiations represent, the book concludes that an agreement which requires almost 200 very different nations to agree on a single protocol is doomed to failure. The book offers a novel contribution to our understanding of this failure and suggests alternative frameworks and policies to tackle what is arguably the most complex political issue of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Kutney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415729319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415729314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Gerald Kutney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136113783039,"sku":"9780415729314","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1789116e-d3aa-471b-ba08-a683dc768859.jpg?v=1770160602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carbon-politics-and-the-failure-gerald-kutney-9780415729314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}