Contents -- Series Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Introduction -- The International Context -- Outcomes to Be Explained -- Self-interest -- Ideas -- Institutions -- Ongoing International Infl uences -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. European Union Leadership in Climate Change -- Introduction -- The European Union and Climate Change Leadership -- European Institutions and Multilevel Leadership Reinforcement -- Explaining EU Leadership -- Interests -- Policy Entrepreneurs and Multilevel Reinforcement -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. The United States as Outlier -- Introduction -- Electoral Incentives -- Policymakers' Ideas -- Political Institutions -- Negotiating the Kyoto Protocol -- The Aftermath of COP 3 -- The US Withdrawal from Kyoto -- "A New Chapter" -- Discussion -- Looking Ahead -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Russia and the Kyoto Protocol -- Introduction -- The Politics of Ratifi cation -- The Decision to Ratify -- The Politics of Kyoto Protocol Implementation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Climate Leadership, Japanese Style -- Introduction -- Interests, Institutions, and Ideas -- The Battle over Ratification in 2001: Interests, Entrenched Symbolism, and Political Reinforcement -- The Politics of Implementation and the Reassertion of Interests and Institutions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. The Struggle of Ideas and Self-Interest in Canadian Climate Policy -- Introduction -- Domestic Factors in an International Context -- Period One: The Road to Ratification -- Period Two: The Challenge of Compliance -- Period Three: Retreat from the Kyoto Target -- Period Four: Made in Canada, Again -- Period Five: Made in the USA -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Climate Clever? -- Introduction -- Australia' s Kyoto Concessions.

Electoral Interests, Normative Divides, and Institutional Context -- Australia' s Kyoto Recalcitrance -- Policy Efforts and Effectiveness -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Chinese Climate Policy -- Introduction -- Main Interests in Chinese Climate Policy: Economy, Energy, and Vulnerability -- Domestic Policymaking: The "Hard Coalition" Has the Upper Hand -- China on the International Scene -- The Clean Development Mechanism: Emerging Chinese Implementation -- Concluding Comments: Status and Future Perspectives -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Introduction -- Policymakers' Self-Interest -- Ideas -- Institutions -- International Infl uences -- Comparison of Outcomes: Ratification versus Domestic Mitigation Policies -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Series List -- Index.