Adjudicating States’ International Climate Change Obligations Before International Courts and Tribunals

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
Paula F. Henin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
International Courts ◽  
United Nations Framework Convention ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Change Mitigation

States have undertaken increasingly ambitious climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)1 and instruments adopted thereunder, notably the 1997 Kyoto Protocol2 and the 2015 Paris Agreement.3

scholarly journals The Evolution of the UNFCCC

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 343-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Kuyper ◽  
Heike Schroeder ◽  
Björn-Ola Linnér
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Industrial Country ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Voluntary Contributions ◽  
Top Down ◽  
United Nations Framework Convention ◽  
Climate Action

This article takes stock of the evolution of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through the prism of three recent shifts: the move away from targeting industrial country emissions in a legally binding manner under the Kyoto Protocol to mandating voluntary contributions from all countries under the Paris Agreement; the shift from the top-down Kyoto architecture to the hybrid Paris outcome; and the broadening out from a mitigation focus under Kyoto to a triple goal comprising mitigation, adaptation, and finance under Paris. This review discusses the implications of these processes for the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of the UNFCCC's institutional and operational settings for meeting the convention's objectives. It ends by sketching three potential scenarios facing the UNFCCC as it seeks to coordinate the Paris Agreement and its relationship to the wider landscape of global climate action.

Climate Change Law in an Era of Multi-Level Governance

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Peel ◽  
Lee Godden ◽  
Rodney J. Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Climate Governance ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Global Emissions ◽  
Change Mitigation

AbstractAs international negotiations struggle to deliver timely, binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to safe levels, the environmental legal community has begun to contemplate the scope for climate governance ‘beyond’ the international climate change regime. Many see merit in a more decentralized, disaggregated approach, operating across multiple governance levels. This article examines the development of climate change law in an era of multi-level governance. It analyzes several case studies of current manifestations of multi-level governance in climate change law, including the fragmented global emissions trading system, developing arrangements governing forests and land-based sinks, the growth of climate litigation establishing transnational liability principles, efforts to ensure adaptation to unavoidable climate change, and the emergence in federal systems of a decentralized approach to climate change regulation. The article concludes by considering whether the emerging multi-level system of climate governance is adequate to meet broader international goals of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME AND NATIONAL LAW: CASE-STUDY ON UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
M. Medvedieva
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
National Level ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Change Mitigation

The article considers the inter linkages and overlaps in climate change regime at the national level. The purpose of this research is to prove that fragmentation in climate change regime at the international level can lead to fragmentation and non-compliance at the domestic level. The author stipulates that the fact that climate change is governed by multiple international regimes affects national laws and policies. The author examines different pieces of Ukrainian legislation relating to combating climate change and draws to the conclusion that Ukrainian law on climate change mitigation and adaptation is sporadic and not coherent, it lacks integrated and systematic governance. All sectoral legal acts on energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, agriculture, protection of the atmosphere, etc. require deep reconsideration in light of Ukrainian international obligations on the climate change mitigation and adaptation. New legislation on monitoring, reporting, and verification of the GHGs emissions in various sectors should be adopted.

Clean development mechanism of Kyoto Protocol

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Commitment Period ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Development Mechanism

Purpose – This paper aims to review the developments in India with respect to clean development mechanism (CDM) of Kyoto Protocol to assess the achievements during first Kyoto Protocol period (2008-2012) in climate change mitigation and suggest measure for better participation during the second commitment period. The paper further makes an attempt to explore the experience, concerns and expectations of the Indian project proponents of green projects registered with CDM Executive Board. Design/methodology/approach – This paper employs two methods: informal interviews with executives of World Bank, Designated National Authority (DNA) of India for CDM, leading international CDM consulting firms and a questionnaire survey of Indian CDM projects proponents. Findings – During first commitment period valid up to December 31, 2012, India remained active participant in the CDM, the only mechanism of Kyoto Protocol where developing countries can participate and join in mitigation of climate change, through the development of green projects and thereby earning additional revenue in terms of carbon finance by sale of carbon credits. The study finds out that in the global CDM experience, India's role is striking with its second highest share both in terms of number of projects registered worldwide and in generation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). Originality/value – This paper provides several recommendations for strengthening the institutional frame work in India with respect to CDM as well as suggestions to policy makers for consideration while charting out future policies and programs addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation oriented towards better participation in climate change mitigation during the second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol.

scholarly journals Extending grassland age for climate change mitigation and adaptation on clay soils

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goaitske Iepema ◽  
Nyncke J. Hoekstra ◽  
Ron de Goede ◽  
Jaap Bloem ◽  
Lijbert Brussaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Clay Soils ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Change Mitigation

Gender, Forests and Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Marcos Morezuelas
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
Gender Lens ◽  
Change Mitigation

As users of forest products and guardians of traditional knowledge, women have always been involved in forestry. Nevertheless, their access to forest resources and benefits and participation in forest management is limited compared to mens despite the fact that trees are more important to women, who depend on them for their families food security, income generation and cooking fuel. This guide aims to facilitate the incorporation of a gender lens in climate change mitigation and adaptation operations in forests, with special attention to those framed in REDD. This guide addresses four themes value chains, environmental payment schemes, firewood and biodiversity that relate directly to 1) how climate change impacts affect women in the forest and 2) how mitigation and adaptation measures affect womens access to resources and benefits distribution.

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