Even cooperation on climate change is crumbling, with the US and China rejecting the multilateral, top-down approach to policymaking. This implies the end of the Kyoto Protocol model, which, like the Doha model, is based on a detailed agenda, established according to specific and ambitious targets, with all relevant actors then compelled to negotiate each topic.
由于美中两国拒绝接受自上而下的多边决策模式，就连气候变化领域的合作也正在摇摇欲坠。这意味着京都议定书模式走到了终点，该议定书和多哈模式一样建立在远大而又具体的目标基础之上，当时曾迫使相关各方就具体议题进行谈判。