1.5 to stay alive - Hur små ö-stater influerade de internationella normerna och den övergripande målsättningen i Parisavtalet
(2018) STVM25 20181Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In December 2015, the world leaders proclaimed in the Paris Agreement that they would pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This long-term vision was first suggessted to UNFCCC in 2008 by AOSIS, a negotiation group for small island states, who are amongst those who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AOSIS have been advocating for this vision in the years leading up to the 21st conference of the parties in Paris 2015. The aim of this thesis is to explain how AOSIS have changed the norms in the international climate regime trough norm advocacy. By tracing AOSIS promotion of the 1.5°C-target during the negotiating process of UNFCCC from 2008 until the Paris Agreement was formed... (More)
- In December 2015, the world leaders proclaimed in the Paris Agreement that they would pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This long-term vision was first suggessted to UNFCCC in 2008 by AOSIS, a negotiation group for small island states, who are amongst those who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AOSIS have been advocating for this vision in the years leading up to the 21st conference of the parties in Paris 2015. The aim of this thesis is to explain how AOSIS have changed the norms in the international climate regime trough norm advocacy. By tracing AOSIS promotion of the 1.5°C-target during the negotiating process of UNFCCC from 2008 until the Paris Agreement was formed 2015, this thesis suggests that norm advocacy can explain AOSIS influence over the Paris Agreement long-term vision. (Less)
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- author
- Hermansson, Nils LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM25 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- he Alliance of Small Island States, UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, International Norms, Norm Advocacy, Process Tracing
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8940205
- date added to LUP
- 2018-08-22 08:28:27
- date last changed
- 2018-08-22 08:28:27
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