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What is the relationship between ENGOs and state sovereignty in the context of international climate change negotiations is one of the topics which should be discussed sincerely to consider the role and the influence of ENGOs in future. Although States usually allow NGOs to observe international environmental negotiations, they frequently exclude NGOs from closed-door
sessions which often referred to as "informals" where many of the key decisions are made. While it is clear that NGOs have not overtaken States as the most powerful actors, it is also evident that NGOs can constrain the ability of States to act as autonomous decision makers. ENGOs influenced the Kyoto Protocol negotiations by catalyzing and framing debates on emissions trading and sinks, and by increasing pressure on States to reach agreement. Thus, ENGO activities have had indirect effects on the final agreement.
Though state sovereignty does place some limits on how influential ENGOs can be in international climate change negotiations, it is not their most significant obstacle. Perhaps even more problematic are the opportunity costs ENGOs have incurred by focusing almost exclusively on international negotiations, and the increasing diversity among members of the environmental
community, paving the way for disagreement among the ENGOs themselves.
This paper addresses these things by examining the role of environmental NGOs (ENGOs) in the negotiations of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC. And it concludes by arguing that state sovereignty is not the most significant obstacle for ENGOs hoping to shape international climate change negotiations. ENGOs themselves may be the greatest obstacle to future ENGO influence.