Making climate look like trade? questions on incentives, flexibility and credibility
Will the global climate regime resemble the trade regime? If so, what would such a development imply for the governance of climate change? Both before and certainly in the aftermath of the Copenhagen climate conference, a debate has been underway on whether the architecture of the climate regime needs to change or not. This brief draws on proposed parallels with the trade regime to ask questions on the incentives for, flexibility with and credibility of commitments in climate negotiations.