Table Of ContentForewordPart I: Introductory Chapters1. Introduction: Scientific and Political Drivers for the AgreementA. Background and the Role of ScienceB. Politics, Economics, and Society2. The Current United Nations Climate Regime: The Convention and its Kyoto ProtocolA. The Legal and Policy Framework on the Eve of the Paris ConferenceB. Pre-2020 Climate Action and teh Emergent Role of Non-party Stakeholders3. The Negotiating History of the Paris Agreement4. Central Concepts in the Paris Agreement and How They Evolved5. The Legal Form of the Paris Agreement and Nature of its ObligationsPart II: Analysis of the Provisions of the Agreement6. Contextual Provisions (Preamble and Article 1)7. Objective (Article 2.1)8. Guiding Principles and General Obligation (Article 2.2 and Article 3)9. Mitigation (Article 4)10. Conserving and Enhancing Sinks and Reservoirs of Greenhouse Gases, including Forests (Article 5)11. Market and Non-Market Approaches to Enhance Mitigation (Article 6)12. Adaptation (Article 7)13. Loss and Damage (Article 8)14. Climate Finance (Article 9)15. Technology Development and Transfer (Article 10)16. Capacity-Building (Article 11)17. Education, Training, Public Awareness, Participation and Access to Information (Article 12)18. Transparency (Article 13)19. Global Stocktake (Article 14)20. Facilitating Implementation of and Promoting Compliance (Article 15)21. Institutional Arrangements and Final Clauses (Articles 16-29)Part III: Concluding Reflections22. Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses23. Implications for Public International LawPrologueAppendicesParis AgreementDecision Adopting the Paris AgreementBibliography
SynopsisThe 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 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. The book is an invaluable resource for academics and practitioners, policy makers, and actors in the private sector and civil society, as they negotiate the implementation of the Agreement in domestic law and policy., The Paris Agreement fundamentally alters the reach and scope of the international climate change regime. This book provides the first legal commentary to the Agreement's articles, putting them in context and detailing how they are to be understood and put into action., 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 will come into force on the 4th November, and efforts toward fulfilling its ambitious goals are already under way. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: 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. The book is an invaluable resource for academics and practitioners, policy makers, and actors in the private sector and civil society, as they negotiate the implementation of the Agreement in domestic law and policy., 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. The book is an invaluable resource for academics and practitioners, policy makers, and actors in the private sector and civil society, as they negotiate the implementation of the Agreement in domestic law and policy.