Climate Frameworks:
implications, opportunities and threats


at the Royal Society,
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG

Wednesday 14th November 2007
9am to 5pm
Agenda (provisional)SpeakersUseful DocumentsUseful links


There is no shortage of suggested frameworks for dealing with Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions!

Due to time constraints, this conference will examine only a (small) select number.

Once the frameworks have been chosen (by end of July), this page will contain a brief description, with links to "official" sites.

The following documents are very useful:
The webmaster found them on the "Future International Action on Climate Change site; www.fiacc.net

AuthorsTitleBrief DescriptionLink
Baer P, and Athanasiou  T A Critical Appraisal of the Vattenfall Proposal for a Fair Climate Regime.A 29 page report on the Swedish energy company Vattenfall's recent proposal for a global regime on GHG reductionsGlobal Issue Paper No. 31. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Baer P, Athanasiou T A Brief, Adequacy and Equity-Based Evaluation of Some Prominent Climate Policy Frameworks and Proposals.A 52 page report that examines the following proposals;
  • Contraction and Convergence
  • CAN's "Viable Framework"
  • South/North Dialogue's "Equity in the Greenhouse"
  • Greenhouse Development Rights
  • Vatenfall Proposal
  • Global Climate Certificate System
using criteria such as of environmental adequacy, equity, behaviour under stringent targets.
Global Issue Paper No. 30. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Höhne N, Phylipsen D, Moltmann S 
Factors underpinning future action - 2007 updateA 210 page report, prepared by Ecofys for DEFRA, this looks at the following future global approaches to allocation of Emission allowances;
  • Contraction and Convergence by 2050
  • Common but differentiated convergence
  • Multistage
  • Global Triptych
  • Sectoral Approach
  • GHG intensity targets for all countries
prepared by Ecofys