The Way Forward in International Climate Policy: Key Issues and New Ideas 2014

The report explores diverse strategies to advance international climate policy, including the adoption of a 'green growth' narrative, the application of social psychology to fairness and equity, and the use of 'clubs' or public-private technology pools to bypass traditional negotiation impasses. It specifically examines the legal interpretation of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' (CBDR), the potential of green bonds to mobilize private finance, and the 'Quisqueya Platform' for creating synergies between mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

• The 'green growth' narrative is proposed as a way to shift climate policy from a 'mission impossible' burden-sharing exercise to a global coordination problem focused on 'win-win options' that align economic, environmental, and social goals.
• Applying social psychology to climate policy suggests that fairness perceptions are social and vary by context; specifically, causal arguments for responsibility resonate more strongly in mitigation than in the more complex areas of adaptation and loss and damage.
• To resolve historical responsibility disputes, the report suggests a balance between 'backwards-looking justice' and 'forwards-looking peace,' where developing countries receive guarantees for sustainable development and developed countries receive a final settlement on causal responsibility.
• The International Law Association (ILA) draft articles suggest that while developed countries are accountable for historical emissions, a flexible framework moving away from formal binary differentiation is needed to manage the atmosphere as a 'common natural resource.'
• A proposed 'hierarchical approach' to the Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) principle would maintain the developed/developing divide but add a category of 'capable developing countries' who could voluntarily commit to absolute mitigation targets.
• To overcome technology transfer impasses, the report proposes 'public-private technology pools' based on 'technological integration,' where stakeholders collaborate in regional centers to co-invent and adapt technologies, respecting intellectual property rights.
• The report argues that the public sector can catalyze the green bond market by providing de-risking functions, such as insurance on currency or sovereign risk and credit enhancement for issuers.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). The Way Forward in International Climate Policy: Key Issues and New Ideas 2014. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CDKN_climate_strategies_the_way_forward_in_international_climate_policy_2014.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. The Way Forward in International Climate Policy: Key Issues and New Ideas 2014. 2014. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CDKN_climate_strategies_the_way_forward_in_international_climate_policy_2014.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014way, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{The Way Forward in International Climate Policy: Key Issues and New Ideas 2014}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = sep, url = {http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CDKN_climate_strategies_the_way_forward_in_international_climate_policy_2014.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }