This paper argues that because US ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been made dependent on developing country participation, and because other developed countries are unlikely to ratify until the US does so, the ball has been put...

This paper examines the role of European Union (EU) leadership in the climate change regime. The EU has adopted a negotiating strategy with a high profile. This strategy is seen differently by negotiators and actors from non-European and EU countries. This is evident from 67 interviews conducted...

This paper argues that because US ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been made dependent on developing country participation, and because other developed countries are unlikely to ratify until the US does so, the ball has been put...

This paper examines the role of European Union (EU) leadership in the climate change regime. The EU has adopted a negotiating strategy with a high profile. This strategy is seen differently by negotiators and actors from non-European and EU countries. This is evident from 67 interviews conducted...