Negotiating the Paris Agreement

The landmark Paris Agreement on climate change will shape our politics and physical world for decades, perhaps centuries, to come. This book collects insider accounts from 11 high-level delegates and facilitators who negotiated the agreement, analyses what factors explain it, and discusses best practices for future international negotiations.

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction Henrik Jepsen, Magnus Lundgren, Kai Monheim and Hayley Walker; 2. The Paris negotiations: Background and context Pamela Chasek; 3. The French COP21 Presidency Laurence Tubiana; 4. Mission: Adoption with Ovations. The contribution of the UNFCCC secretariat to the achievement of the Paris agreement Richard Kinley; 5. Paris agreement and China's imprint Xie Zhenhua; 6. The EU's role in the Paris agreement Pete Betts; 7. The United States: Interesting processes and techniques lined the road to Paris Susan Biniaz, with commentary from Jonathan Pershing; 8. COP21 complaints and negotiation. The role of the like-minded developing countries group (LMDC) and the Paris agreement Rene Orellana Halkyer; 9. The staircase of Paris Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu; 10. The battle for small island developing states James Fletcher; 11. The high ambition coalition Farhana Yamin; 12. The power of civil society Jennifer Morgan; 13. Business: Creating the context Stephen Howards, with Tim Smedley; 14. Why did they finally reach agreement? John S. Odell; 15. Conclusion: The landscape of multilateral agreement in Paris and beyond Hayley Walker, Kai Monheim, Frauke Ohler, Henrik Jepsen and Magnus Lundgren.