Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273492 
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Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Research Paper No. 6/2023
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Plurilateral initiatives are again gaining importance in climate diplomacy as a complement to multilateral efforts - not least in view of the lack of progress in implementing the Paris Agreement and more difficult conditions in the UN process. New alliances are expected to facilitate agreement within smaller groups of countries wishing to lead by example and to effectively advance climate action with ambitious goals and more stringent measures. This, in turn, can have an impact beyond individual initiatives and provide normative pressure and incentives for additional states to cooperate. However, plurilateral alliances cannot necessarily overcome the structural challenges that hamper more effective international climate cooperation. In light of this, German and European climate diplomacy should anticipate the specific procedural challenges of individual initiatives, set prior­ities among the various options, and aim to specify the mandate and design of individual initiatives early on.
Subjects: 
climate diplomacy
decarbonisation
Germany
European Union
United States
Paris Agreement
UN process
climate summit in Glasgow (COP 26)
G7 summit Elmau
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)
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Research Report

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