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Since this topic will be tackled in a EU perspective, it is crucial to define the EU's stance as well as the opportunities of using '''soft power ''' to influence a truly global matter. '''Soft power ''' refers to the ability of making a stance and a change through '''talk, external policies, culture and political debate'''; opposite to the use of hard power - force, coercion and using money as means of persuasion. The EU is a major stakeholder in the climate justice issue and must represent the moral values that it defends throughout all the process.
The use of soft power sources, identified as “culture”, “political institutions” and “foreign policy” becomes especially relevant when it comes to the BRICs. How can the '''EU influence''' these economic powers that are still now deciding between fossil fuels or clean energy and human rights or economic growth? We must also take into account that the path the BRIC’s choose now will also influence the future of the countries that are going to be in the spotlight of development soon, such as Colombia, Nepal, Indonesia and the Balkan countries.