The involvement of the European Parliament in UN climate negotiations
(2018) European Union in International Affairs VI — Location: Brussels (16.May.2018)
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- Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009 the European Parliament (EP) has gained the right to veto the European Union’s (EU) ratification of almost all international agreements, contributing to the on-going parliamentarization of the EU. Whilst the Parliament has enjoyed significant powers in internal policy-making on climate change, its external role has been relatively circumscribed, which raises the question as to whether this new ex post veto power has changed the EP’s behaviour in the field of international climate diplomacy. This paper analyses the EP’s evolving role in international climate diplomacy through a systematic evaluation of its expressed policy preferences prior to international climate conferences and its activities during those meetings. We find limited evidence that the EP’s new veto power has affected its behaviour or activities at international climate conferences. In the field of climate policy the Council and EP share a broad preference to secure EU climate leadership, which shapes their behaviour and relationship in the policy field. We suggest that the impacts of the EP’s new veto may, however, vary over time and across different policies.
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Delreux, T., & Burns, C. (2018). The involvement of the European Parliament in UN climate negotiations. European Union in International Affairs VI, Brussels. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/28496