The most important climate agreement in history, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents the commitment of the nations of the world to address and curb climate change.Signed in December 2015, it entered into force on 4th November 2016. Countries are moving into implementation, and efforts at all levels will be needed to fulfill its ambitious goals.
The Paris Climate Agreement: Commentary and Analysis combines a comprehensive legal appraisal and critique of the new Agreement with a practical and structured commentary to all its Articles. Part I discusses the general context for the Paris Agreement, detailing the scientific, political, and social drivers behind it, providing an overview of the pre-existing regime, and tracking the history of the negotiations. It examines the evolution of key concepts such as common but differentiated responsibilities, and analyses the legal form of the Agreement and the nature of its provisions. Part II comprises individual chapters on each Article of the Agreement, with detailed commentary of the provisions which highlights central aspects from the negotiating history and the legal nature of the obligations. It describes the institutional arrangements and considerations for national implementation, providing practical advice and prospects for future development. Part III reflects on the Paris Agreement as a whole: its strengths and weaknesses, its potential for further development, and its relationship with other areas of public international law and governance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword, Christiana Figueres
Part I. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS
1. Introduction: Scientific and Political Drivers for the Agreement
A. Andreas Fischlin, Background and the Role of Science,
B. Maria Ivanova, Politics, Economics, and Society
2. Foundations for the Paris Agreement
A. Joanna Depledge, The Legal and Policy Framework of the United Nations Climate Change Regime,
B. Andrew Higham, Pre-2020 Climate Action and teh Emergent Role of Non-party Stakeholders,
3. Jane Bulmer, Meinhard Doelle, and Daniel Klein, The Negotiating History of the Paris Agreement
4. Lavanya Rajamani, Emmanuel Guérin, Central Concepts in the Paris Agreement and How They Evolved
5. Ralph Bodle, Sebastian Oberthür, The Legal Form of the Paris Agreement and Nature of its ObligationsPart II. ANALYSIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
6. María Pía Carazo, Contextual Provisions (Preamble and Article 1)
7. Halldór Thorgeirsson, Objective (Article 2.1)
8. Lavanya Rajamani, Guiding Principles and General Obligation (Article 2.2 and Article 3)
9. Harald Winkler, Mitigation (Article 4)
10. Antonio La Viña, Alaya de Leon, Conserving and Enhancing Sinks and Reservoirs of Greenhouse Gases, including Forests (Article 5)
11. Andrew Howard, Voluntary Cooperation (Article 6)
12. Irene Suárez, Angela Churie, Adaptation (Article 7)
13. Linda Siegele, Loss and Damage (Article 8)
14. Jorge Gastelumendi, Inka Gnittke, Climate Finance (Article 9)
15. Heleen de Coninck, Ambuj Sagar, Technology Development and Transfer (Article 10)
16. Crispin D´Auvergne, Matti Nummelin, Capacity-Building (Article 11)
17. Jeniffer Hanna Collado, Education, Training, Public Awareness, Participation and Access to Information (Article 12)
18. Yamide Dagnet, Kelly Levin, Transparency (Article 13)
19. Jürgen Friedrich, Global Stocktake (Article 14)
20. Yamide Dagnet, Eliza Northrop, Facilitating Implementation of and Promoting Compliance (Article 15)
21. Christina Voigt, Institutional Arrangements and Final Clauses (Articles 16-29)Part III. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
22. Meinhard Doelle, Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses
23. María Pía Carazo, Daniel Klein, Implications for Public International Law
24. Andrew Higham, EpilogueSelected Bibliography
Daniel KLEIN, Maria Pía CARAZO, Meinhard DOELLE, Jane BULMER,
Andrew HIGHAM (eds.), The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Analysis and Commentary, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017 (480 pp.)
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