Sustainable development and climate change / editors, Sunjoy Joshi and Marlies Linke.

Contributed articles presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development and Climate Change organised jointly by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany and the Observer Research Foundation, India.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:
1. Climate Change and Global Sustainability:
Need for a New Paradigm for International Cooperation. 27
MUKUL SANWAL
Introduction-27
I. What we are really doing . 30;
II. Reframing the way global sustainability has been defined .36;
III. New perspectives . 43;
Iv. The new paradigm . 52;
2. Brazil in the Global and Regional Politics of Climate. 61;
EDUARDO VIOLA;
Introduction. 61;

I. Brazil in the global carbon cycle. 62;
II. Brazil in the international climate negotiations " . 66;
III. Pressure for change in the Brazilian position . 72;
Iv. Conclusion. 76;
3. Global Solidarity for Climate Change Mitigation: Role of the European Union. 83;
DANIEL BLADH;
I. Climate change and social justice ...•. 83;
II. Financing climate change action . 84;
III. The current economical model . 86;
Iv. Some final proposals .87;
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE.6
4. Interplay between Climate and Trade Policies: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries. 91;
HARRO VAN ASSELT AND FARIBORZ Zuu
Introduction .91;
I. Key issues of interplay between the climate and trade regimes. 92;
II. Border adjustment measures in the US and the EU. 96;
III. Border adjustment measures and developing countries. 102;
Iv. Conclusion .108;
5. Financing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: The Options for Forests and Peatlands. 115;
BENJAMIN 1. CALDECOTT;
Introduction.115;
I. The challenge .116;
II. The scope for action. 121;
III. Proposals to finance forests and peatlands. 126;
Iv. Conclusions and recommendations .130;
6. Nuclear Energy and Climate Change. 135;
C. PIERRE ZALESKI AND SOPHIE MERITET;
Introduction. 135;
1. Energy Scenarios .136;
The period 2010-2030 .136;
The periods 2030-2050 and 2100. 138;
II. Important factors for the development of nuclear power. 139;
Introduction . 139;
Weak points of nuclear power .140;
III. Country overview . l43;
United States .143;
France .147;
China .148;
Conclusion. 149;
7. Development, Energy Security and Climate Security: India's Converging Goals .151;
RAJAN GUPTA, HARIHAR SHANKAR AND SUNrOy JOSHI;
Introduction .151;
I. Alleviating energy poverty .154;
II. Can India lead at climate negotiations? . 175;
III. Conclusion .183;
8. Climate-Change Mitigation in India: Policies and Mechanisms for Deploying Viable Options. 191;
VARUN RAI;
Introduction .191;
I. Need to move away from the CDM post-2012 . 192;
II. Addressing the additionality problem through Climate Accession Deals (CADs).194';
III. Applying the CADs framework to India.197;
Conclusion .205;
9. Climate Change: An Indian Perspective . 209;
JYOTI PARIKH AND KIRIT PARIKH;
I. The background .209;
II. India's approach to climate change. 216;
III. India's actioJ;l. plan. 222;
Concluding comments. 223;
10. Climate Protection without Biofuelsl: The Promises and Limits of Bioenergy . 227;
JOACHIM H. SPANGENBERG;
1. Supply potential.227;
II. Cost aspects. 230;
III. Use options. 232;
Conclusion. 238;
8. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE;
11. Climate Change and Adaptation: Concepts and Issues. 243;
K.S. KAVI KUMAR;
Introduction .243;
1. Adaptation in present climate regime. 244;
II. Basis for adaptation .248;
III. Adapt to what? .252;
IV. Adaptation in climate negotiations: Prospect .256;
12. The Global Relevance of a Post-Kyoto Agreement: Lessons from India and Central South Asia. 263;
DIANA RECKIEN, LUTZ MEYER-OHLENDORF AND OLEKSANDR KIT.