The Copenhagen Protocol on Climate Change: An International Negotiation Competition

In the run-up to the United Nations' 15th Conference on Climate Change (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Law hosted an international negotiation competition for law students, called "The Copenhagen Competition." The expectation is that COP15 will result in a global agreement to follow the Kyoto protocol that expires in 2012. "The Copenhagen Competition" gives law students, from various regions of the world, a chance to present their creative and innovative ideas and negotiate parts of the new protocol before the actual COP15 takes place. This book presents 14 high quality papers from "The Copenhagen Competition" that demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the legal problems related to the emissions trading system and the international framework as such.