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DOI	10.1002/wcc.533
	Latin America in the climate change negotiations: Exploring the AILAC and ALBA coalitions
	Watts J.; Depledge J.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	1757-7780
EISSN	1757-7779
卷号	9 期号:6
英文摘要	Latin American nations and negotiators have long been prominent actors in the United Nations climate change negotiations, but for many years, no distinctively Latin American coalition existed in that process. Since 2009, however, two Latin American coalitions have emerged—the “Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas” (ALBA), which came to the fore during the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP-15), and the “Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean” (AILAC), which was launched at the 2012 Doha Climate Conference (COP-18). These two groups propose very different approaches for Latin American engagement on climate change, largely corresponding to their broader political and economic aspirations for the continent. Although ALBA reflects a Bolivarian vision of regional solidarity that rejects U.S.-led neoliberalism, AILAC is more conciliatory toward the North, echoing a more outward-looking vision of hemispheric unity. In line with these different underlying visions, the two groups have adopted contrasting positions and forms of engagement with the negotiations, with differing degrees of impact and success. AILAC now seems to be emerging as the stronger coalition, with its conciliatory approach better aligned with the current positive tone of the international negotiations. In contrast, internal contradictions within ALBA's narrative on climate change, along with political upheavals experienced by some of its key members, are weakening that group's cohesion. Theories of regionalism, combined with insights from the existing literature and some empirical analysis, help to illuminate these developments, enriching our understanding of international climate politics more broadly. This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > International Policy Framework. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
英文关键词	climate change negotiations; coalitions; Latin America
语种	英语
scopus关键词	coalitions; Empirical analysis; Internal contradictions; International negotiation; International policies; Latin America; Latin America and the Caribbean; Latin americans; Climate change
来源期刊	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/129930
作者单位	Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 27 Chepstow Court, Chepstow Crescent, London, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Watts J.,Depledge J.. Latin America in the climate change negotiations: Exploring the AILAC and ALBA coalitions[J],2018,9(6).
APA	Watts J.,&Depledge J..(2018).Latin America in the climate change negotiations: Exploring the AILAC and ALBA coalitions.Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,9(6).
MLA	Watts J.,et al."Latin America in the climate change negotiations: Exploring the AILAC and ALBA coalitions".Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 9.6(2018).