Foreword by the Editors; Part One Welcoming Addresses; Welcome Speech; Opening Speech; Part Two Climate Change; Presentations; The Budget Approach-A Framework for a Global Transformation towards a Low Carbon Economy; 1. The 2°C-guardrail Requires Immediate Action; 2. The International Climate Policy Context; 3. The Budget Approach-Solving the Climate Dilemma; 3.1. Basic Principles; 3.2. Calculating National Emission Budgets; 3.3. Taking Stock Based on National Emissions Budgets; 3.4. Foundations for a New Global Climate Architecture
4. The Institutional Design for a Low-Carbon Global Economy5. New Climate Partnership Patterns; A Tale of Two Architectures: The Once and Future U.N. Climate Change Regime; 1. The Origins of the U.N. Climate Change Regime; 2. The Kyoto Protocol: The Ascendance of the Top-Down Approach; 3. Copenhagen and Cancun: The Bottom-Up Approach Strikes Back; 4. Comparing the Top-Down and the Bottom-Up Approaches; 5. Conclusion; Energy Switch in Germany: 100% Renewable Electricity by 2050; 1. Introduction; 2. Challenges to Meet Energy Supply; 3. Point of Departure in the Discussion
4. Sustainability Assessment of Technology Options4.1. The Goal: Sustainable Electricity Supply in 2050; 4.2. The Path to Transition; 4.3. The Elements of Transition; Working Groups; International Climate Policy before COP 17; Legal Options for Regime Evolution in the Climate Change Regime: Some Comments; 1. Introduction; 2. Options for Regime Development; 2.1. Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol; 2.2. New Protocol under the UNFCCC; 2.3. Amendment of the UNFCCC; International Climate Change Policy: An Indian Perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. India's Negotiating Position; 3. India at Durban
4. India's Domestic Policies & ActionsInternational Climate Law and Policy: An Australian Perspective; Discussion Summary-Working Group: International Climate Policy before COP 17; EU and National Initiatives; Climate Protection: A South American Perspective; 1. Our Vision Concerning the International Process on Climate Change; 2. The Case of Latin America; 3. Conclusions; 4. The Sense of Urgency; Climate Protection and Sustainability in Japan-Tasks following March 11th 2011; 1. Introduction; 2. National Politics under Frameworks of International Law; 3. A Critical Appraisal
3.1. Industrial Metabolism3.2. Over- and Underestimating New Technologies; 3.3. Dependency on Nuclear Power Plants; 3.4. Climate Protection Measures as a Political Steering Device; 4. Rebuilding and Climate Protection; 5. Conclusion; 6. Supplementary Remarks; Discussion Summary-Working Group: Initiatives on an EU and on a National Level; Part Three Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping; Presentations; Integrating Shipping into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?; 1. Introduction; 2. Political Progress and Backlashes at IMO; 3. Actual Activities of the European Commission
Summary
In "Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping" the editors offer an overview on the recent discussions regarding legal questions of tackling climate change and the legal instruments related to environmental problems caused by international shipping
