Burden sharing and adaptation beyond Kyoto: a more systematic approach essential for global climate policy success

摘要

Bert Bolin gives an engaging overview of the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with regard to the Scale and speed of global warming, impacts of climate change, the choice Between abatement and adaptation, and available policies and measures. In this comment I address three issues that deserve more attention that so Far given to them. These issues are (1) international and national burden Sharing, (2) adaptation as a policy measure, and (3) policy choice and Burden sharing between north and south. These issues rise important chal- Lenges for future research that should be addressed to improve our ability To develop and implement an efficient and fair global climate policy.