The future of combating climate change: how to share the burden among countries? A Swiss perspective

Abstract

I would like to contribute to the ongoing discussion on this topic by adding two elements. Firstly, it might be interesting to shed some light on how another small country – Switzerland – tackles the issue of climate change. Secondly, it is useful to remember at all times that it is in the negotiation room itself, where– regardless of all the statements by governments or by scientists outside of that room – the decisions on a future climate regime will finally be taken. What are the conditions to be met for a breakthrough at the Copenhagen conference to be held in December 2009 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?