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

The document analyzes the challenges facing the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) in creating an inclusive international climate agreement. It highlights the tension between the need for cautious progress and the risk of entrenching old divisions among emitters, arguing that success at COP 18 requires balancing ADP progress with other negotiating tracks.

• Achieving success under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) is a difficult task, although parties are starting to imagine a framework where all major emitters are included in mitigation efforts.
• The success of COP 18 depends on negotiators' ability to balance the progress of the ADP with other negotiating tracks; moving too quickly could jeopardize previous progress, while moving too slowly could solidify existing divisions.

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} }