Overview

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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Author:   Geert Van Calster ,  Leonie Reins
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.942kg
ISBN:  

9781788979184

ISBN 10:   1788979184
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   09 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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'This commentary is an essential reading for all who want to understand the what, why and how of the Paris Agreement's rules and architecture. It offers history, interpretation and implementation guidance in a comprehensive manner. Geert Van Calster and Leonie Reins did an excellent job in making the complexity of the Agreement accessible to a larger audience.' -- Professor Christina Voigt, University of Oslo, Norway

'This Commentary brings together 22 eminent climate, energy and environmental law scholars to provide a much-needed, comprehensive analysis of the ground-breaking Paris Agreement. This will be a valuable go-to resource for policy makers, scholars and students alike.' -- Jolene Lin, National University of Singapore 'For anyone wanting to understand the intricacies of the all-important Paris Climate Agreement, this book will be indispensable. For each of the Agreement's 29 articles it provides a clear explanation of the origins, meaning and related authorities, with ample references. I wish I had it the last time I was puzzling through a section. The editors and chapter authors, all of them real experts, have provided a major service to everyone involved with or studying global climate governance.' -- Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School, US 'This Commentary is an essential reading for all who want to understand the what, why and how of the Paris Agreement's rules and architecture. It offers history, interpretation and implementation guidance in a comprehensive manner. Geert Van Calster and Leonie Reins did an excellent job in making the complexity of the Agreement accessible to a larger audience.' -- Professor Christina Voigt, University of Oslo, Norway

Author Information

Edited by Geert Van Calster, Full Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium, Visiting Professor, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and a practising member of the Belgian Bar and Leonie Reins, Erasmus Law School, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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