ABSTRACT
The EU's idea involved inter alia the introduction of legally binding or 'no-lose' sectoral emissions targets so as to leverage finance and technology deployment in developing countries, plus facilitate enhanced mitigation action by both developed and developing countries. Under the 'no-lose' approach, for instance, developing country governments, with support from their developed country counterparts, could take on sectoral intensity targets and receive further credits and assistance in case of successful implementation. The EU highlighted the merit of sectoral approaches in transitioning towards a low-carbon society. As far as the EU is concerned, its effective participation in the Poznań talks was largely hampered by the protracted negotiations taking place simultaneously in Brussels on its climate and energy package. The Poznań COP was rather uneventful, with very few decisions of any substance adopted. Copenhagen serves as the starting point for a longitudinal investigation into the EU's failure to accomplish its overarching climate change objective for the post-2012 regime.
