Global recession, global warming : will climate change negotiations slow down?

The global economic recession is likely to negatively affect global negotiations on climate change as governments worry more about their economies and cutting the cost of doing business than about the effects of rising temperatures or sea levels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Desker, Barry
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104674
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4551
Description
Summary:The global economic recession is likely to negatively affect global negotiations on climate change as governments worry more about their economies and cutting the cost of doing business than about the effects of rising temperatures or sea levels.