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Paris Agreement on Climate Change

A Commentary

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Providing in-depth coverage of each article of the Paris Agreement, this Commentary offers a comprehensive, legal analysis of this most recent and important international instrument on climate change. This provision-by-provision textual analysis examines the commitments that parties to the Agreement have made to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, whilst providing additional support to developing countries.Describing the history, implementation and operation of the Paris Agreement, this Commentary is indispensable for obtaining a deep and nuanced understanding of the way in which the global community seeks to intensify its efforts to address climate change. Written by internationally renowned contributors, it discusses recent examples of implementation of the Agreement and nationally determined contributions (NDCs).Clearly written and accessible, this Commentary will be a vital resource for policy makers and government officials involved in climate change across the globe, whilst also being valuable for practitioners, scholars and students of climate change law and policy.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-09
Mått169 x 244 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieElgar Commentaries in International Environmental Law series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781788979184

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Contents: Table of cases xxiTable of legislationIntroduction –The Paris Agreement on Climate Change 1Leonie Reins and Geert Van CalsterThe Preamble 5Ben BoerArticle 1 Scope of obligations: terms and definitions 33Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 2 Aims, objectives and principles 73Navraj Singh GhaleighArticle 3 Aims, objectives and principles 94Navraj Singh Ghaleigh and Cleo VerkuijlArticle 4 Mitigation 109Benoît MayerArticle 5 Sinks, reservoirs of GHGs and forests 133Annalisa Savaresi and Lucia PeruginiArticle 6 Voluntary cooperation/NDCs 148Matthieu WemaëreArticle 7 Adaptation 172Cathrine Ramstad WengerArticle 8 Loss and damage 200Elisa Calliari, Lisa Vanhala, Linnéa Nordlander, Daniel Puig, Fatemeh Bakhtiari,Md Fahad Hossain, Saleemul Huq, and M. Feisal RahmanArticle 9 Finance 218Michael MehlingArticle 10 Technology development and transfer 237Matthew RimmerArticle 11 Capacity-building 260Gokce MeteArticle 12 Education and training 284Jelena Bäumler and Thomas SchomerusArticle 13 Enhanced transparency framework for action and support 302Harro van Asselt and Kati KulovesiArticle 14 The global stocktake 326Marjan PeetersArticle 15 Compliance mechanism 347Lisa Benjamin, Rueanna Haynes and Bryce RudykArticle 16 Institutional provisions 364Jed OdermattArticle 17 Institutional provisions 369Jed OdermattArticle 18 Institutional provisions 371Jed OdermattArticle 19 Institutional provisions 373Jed OdermattArticle 20 Concluding the Paris Agreement: signature and consent to be bound 375Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 21 Entry into force and ratification 386Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 22 Amending the Paris Agreement 390Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 23 Annexes to the Paris Agreement 395Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 24 Settlement of disputes under the Paris Agreement 400Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 25 Voting rights 411Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 26 Depositary of the Paris Agreement 414Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 27 Reservations to the Paris Agreement 416Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 28 Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement 422Rowena Cantley-SmithArticle 29 Authentication and adoption of the Paris Agreement’s text 428Rowena Cantley-SmithIndex 435