Russia’s policies on climate change negotiations : in search of a decisive role?

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Koşan, Ezgi
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This thesis analyzes the climate change policies of Russia in order to identify the dynamics behind its strategies with respect to post-2020 climate change regime. Contrary to the views of scholars who consider Russia’s position on climate change as low profile, this thesis argues that Russia seeks to play a decisive role in the formation of a new regime on climate change since it is able to assume new responsibilities and able to adopt its economic structure to a low carbon emission model. In addition to examining historical background of the climate change problem and international responses for its solution within the context of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), this thesis also identifies Russia’s profile in terms of economy, energy and greenhouse gases together with its key policy developments related to climate change. Moreover, this thesis discusses the evolution of Russia’s stance with respect to international climate change regime from a historical perspective. Furthermore, this thesis explains the factors that shape the climate change negotiation strategies of Russia.
Climatic changes, Global warming, Energy policy, Climatic changes
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/23714
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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E. Koşan, “Russia’s policies on climate change negotiations : in search of a decisive role?,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2014.
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