In David & the Goliaths in International Climate Change Negotiations; a 2010 PhD dissertation qualifying paper (final draft lost in evacuation, this is a recovered near final draft), Adam Zemans uses the classic David vs. Goliath metaphor to explore Bolivia’s uphill battle in global climate change diplomacy.

The critical time for the international community to cooperate on climate change mitigation and adaptation was 2009, fifteen years ago. This draft paper discusses China's and the US’s crucial roles, giving the public more context for how the world’s population arrived at the nadir in which we find ourselves.