Scenarios and Sticking Points under the Durban Platform: The long and winding road to 2020

This briefing analyzes the progress of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) following COP 17 and subsequent 2012 sessions in Bonn and Bangkok, exploring potential scenarios for an inclusive international climate change agreement ahead of COP 18 in Doha.

• The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) faces a difficult path toward success, although participating Parties are starting to imagine a framework where all major emitters are included under a single "mitigation tent."
• The author argues that success at COP 18 requires a delicate balance: moving too quickly with the ADP could jeopardize progress in other negotiating tracks, while moving too slowly could reinforce existing divisions within the negotiations.

APA

Boyle,, S. A. (2012). Scenarios and Sticking Points under the Durban Platform: The long and winding road to 2020. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/scenarios-and-sticking-points-under-durban-platform-long-and-winding-road

Chicago

Boyle,, Soledad Aguilar,Jessica. Scenarios and Sticking Points under the Durban Platform: The long and winding road to 2020. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/scenarios-and-sticking-points-under-durban-platform-long-and-winding-road.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{boyle2012scenarios, author = {Boyle,, Soledad Aguilar,Jessica}, title = {{Scenarios and Sticking Points under the Durban Platform: The long and winding road to 2020}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2012}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/scenarios-and-sticking-points-under-durban-platform-long-and-winding-road}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }