Citation
(2009), "UN chief says domestic politics may undermine climate fight", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 20 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2009.08320dab.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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UN chief says domestic politics may undermine climate fight
Article Type: News From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 20, Issue 4
A climate deal at Copenhagen may not be possible unless politicians take tough decisions without worrying about winning elections and compulsions of their domestic politics, the UN Secretary-General has said. Ban Ki-moon said the situation had been compounded by the global financial downturn that was making it more difficult for the political leadership to take unpopular decisions. From rich nations to developing countries many are shelving ambitions for deep cuts or caps in greenhouse gas emissions as the economic slowdown overshadows the fight against climate change. In countries such as India, the fourth-largest polluter in the world, climate change is hardly seen as an election issue and barely features on the agenda of political parties.