Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-171) and index.

Weathering the weather -- Climate instability and global warming: the evidence -- Climate change negotiations: from optimism to pragmatism -- Kyoto regime and its controversies -- Players and their concerns: caught between domestic opposition and international commitments -- Game of coalitions -- Non-state actors and coalitions -- Due process and the rule of law: towards decreasing transparency -- Saving face is saving faith.