In early December 2007, the international community gathered in Bali for the 13th United Nations Climate Change Conference with the aim of agreeing on a comprehensive process for adopting an ambitious, binding climate protection regime for the period after 2012. This is namely the year in which the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires. Öko-Institut scientists were at the negotiation table as members of the German delegation, and were also a part of the delegation of the European Commission.
How do the experts view the decisions reached in Bali? Where is international climate policy heading? And what are the challenges that will need to be overcome on the road to establishing a successful post-2012 climate protection regime? Read about it in the next issue of eco@work in spring 2008.