Global Governance of Climate Change

John J. Kirton is a professor of political science and the director and founder of the G8 Research Group, co-director and founder of the G20 Research Group, as well as the co-director of the BRICS Research Group and the Global Health Development Program, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He is author of G20 Governance for a Globalized World. Ella Kokotsis, PhD, is the Director of Accountability for the G8 and G20 Research Groups at the Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Ella has contributed to many volumes in Ashgate's Global Finance series.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, About the Authors, Preface, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Part I. Introduction, 1. The Global Challenge of Climate Change, Part II. Creating the Exclusive G7 Regime, 2. Invention, 1979–1984, 3. Rediscovery, 1985–1986, 4. Revival, 1987–1988, Part III. Shaping the Divided UN Regime, 5. Reinvention, 1989–1992, 6. Reinforcement, 1993–1997, 7. Retreat, 1998–2004, Part IV.?Pioneering the Inclusive Global Regime, 8. Restoration, 2005–2007, 9. Reaching Out, 2008–2009, 10. Realization, 2010–2011, 11. Replacement, 2012–2014, Part V.?Conclusion, 12. Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index

’In this meticulously researched volume, the authors document the cyclical history of minilateral efforts to govern global climate change by the G7/G8 and the G20.’ Peter M. Haas, UMASS Amherst, USA