The accord coming out of the conference, however, falls well short of a legally-binding treaty, and includes no emissions reduction targets and no time-line for concluding a legally-binding deal. Another round of climate talks is scheduled for November 2010 in Mexico, where negotiators will continue to work towards a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
SAIIA has done significant work on a broad range of issues related to climate change, including the politics of climate change, trade and climate change, and the governance of Africa’s resources. Some of this work is available for download below.
- The Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Energy and South Africa’s Foreign Policy (SAIIA Occasional Paper 47) (October 2009)
- Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Forestry Governance in the DRC (SAIIA Research Report 4) (June 2009)
- Addressing Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa while meeting Development Goals (Chapter from the South African Yearbook of International Affairs 2008/09)
- The Challenges of Carbon Mitigation and Implications for South Africa in the post-2012 Context (Chapter from the South African Yearbook of International Affairs 2008/09)
