Global warming gridlock : creating more effective strategies for protecting the planet / David G. Victor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-350) and index.

Preface and acknowledgements: a journey studying international environmental regulation -- Hard truths about global warming: a roadmap to reading this book -- Part I. Setting the scene -- Introduction and overview -- Why global warming is such a hard problem to solve -- Part II. The three dimensions of climate policy strategy -- Regulating emissions part 1: the enthusiastic countries -- Regulating emissions part 2: engaging reluctant developing countries -- Promoting technological change -- Preparing for a changing climate: adaptation, geoengineering, and triage -- Part III. Putting it all together -- Explaining diplomatic gridlock: what went wrong? -- A new strategy -- Climate change and world order: implications for the UN, industry, diplomacy, and the great powers.

Argues that gridlock has arisen because international talks about global warming have drifted away from the reality of what countries are willing and able to implement and that a radical rethinking of policy is required.