№120: Together, yet Separate - Identifying the Internal Preconditions of Creating EU Climate Diplomacy
№120: Together, yet Separate - Identifying the Internal Preconditions of Creating EU Climate Diplomacy

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz, Zuzanna Nowak
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; climate change; diplomacy; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: For years, the European Union has been trying to create tools to conduct external climate policy, but only with the development of the European Green Deal have these activities intensified. Despite significant progress in building the EU’s image as a leader in the field of combating climate change, as demonstrated by the recent COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the creation of EU climate diplomacy is not yet complete. Its effectiveness is undermined by, among others, internal factors such as the complex institutional structure and conflicts of interest between Member States stemming from the challenges posed by the energy crisis. EU climate diplomacy could be internally strengthened with the appointment by the Council of an EU Special Representative for Climate.

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