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Towards minilateralism

Nature Climate Change volume 5, pages 805–806 (2015)Cite this article

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The UN's climate negotiation process is no longer the 'only show in town', but there is little agreement among particpants on alternatives to replace it.

The end of 2015 will see the return of a familiar ritual in international climate politics. Thousands of government delegates, industry lobbyists and environmental campaigners will gather in Paris for the 21st annual Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), ready to go through the usual rollercoaster of politicking, strategizing, and emotional calls for action.

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  1. Robert Falkner is in the International Relations Department and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK,

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Falkner, R. Towards minilateralism. Nature Clim Change 5, 805–806 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2767

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