The UN climate change negotiations and the role of the United States: assessing American leadership from Copenhagen to Paris

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Table 1. Leadership recognition 2008–2015, by delegates and nondelegates (percentages).

	EU as leader								US as leader								China as leader
	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Delegates	58	42	50	51	54	49	51	36	19	47	48	37	31	38	46	48	50	50	51	46	49	46	44	46
Nondelegates	66	48	41	49	49	47	45	44	32	58	51	46	45	46	57	67	44	45	52	55	47	42	51	59
All respondents	62	46	45	50	51	48	48	41	27	53	50	42	39	42	52	59	47	48	52	50	48	44	48	54

Total number of respondents = 3661.

Table 2. Leadership recognition 2008–2015, by geographical region (percentages).

	EU as leader								US as leader								China as leader								Trend 2008–2015
	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	EU	US	China
Africa	38	36	48	35	37	44	25	17	24	47	49	32	26	24	28	35	62	36	48	42	41	35	37	42	−21	+11	−20
Asia	63	31	40	42	40	35	44	33	14	35	39	38	35	27	43	49	35	39	48	52	49	42	43	44	−30	+29	+9
Europe	75	65	63	72	77	65	69	61	42	68	59	55	56	58	71	74	52	54	64	60	57	43	57	62	−14	+32	+10
North America	54	53	35	70	50	58	53	51	38	63	50	70	45	63	72	81	46	47	48	75	39	53	59	63	−3	+43	+17
Latin America	57	47	44	43	44	29	37	46	14	29	48	22	28	37	42	63	64	47	49	39	47	59	40	54	−11	+49	−10
Oceania	50	16	14	26	57	19	38	31	17	40	57	37	43	27	63	54	17	36	50	26	43	34	59	54	−19	+37	+37
All respondents	62	46	45	50	51	48	48	41	27	53	50	42	39	42	52	59	47	48	52	50	48	44	48	54	−21	+32	+7

Total number of respondents = 3369.