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Briefing papers

LRI produces, or supports the publication of, various briefing papers dealing with international law issues related to climate change and legal aspects of the climate change negotiations. If you would like us to prepare a briefing paper on a particular topic, please contact us.

  • Summary of COP 27 outcomes (23/03/2023)
  • Article 6.4 activity cycle diagram (22/08/2022)
  • Operationalizing the Global Goal on Adaptation (08/06/2022)
  • Article 6 carbon markets explainer (30/05/2022)
  • COP26 Key Outcomes (26/01/2022)
  • Decision by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – An unsuccessful complaint that extends the application of Human Rights (20/12/2021)
  • The Paris Agreement goal on finance flows (07/10/2021)
  • Strengthening the compliance system for Nationally Determined Contributions (30/09/2021)
  • Climate focused transitional justice (12/05/2021)
  • Legislating the Paris Agreement in Africa (29/03/2021)
  • Putting the law at the heart of the Paris Agreement (18/01/2021)
  • Climate framework laws in Latin America and their alignment with the Paris Agreement – a comparative analysis (26/11/2020)
  • Technical regulations based on international standards to mitigate climate change (09/09/2020)
  • Guide to the Paris Agreement (23/03/2020)
  • Paris Agreement and Rulebook – Gaps and next steps (01/05/2019)
  • Institutional climate change frameworks in developing countries (01/05/2019)
  • COP24 Key Outcomes (31/01/2019)
  • Climate Legislation Advice Portal (01/11/2018)
  • Talanoa Dialogue (22/10/2018)
  • Bottom-up climate legislation in Cameroon (14/05/2018)
  • Domestic implementation of the Paris Agreement by developing country parties (30/09/2017)
  • Legislating the Paris Agreement – Short Brief (31/10/2016)
  • Legislating the Paris Agreement – Summary Report of meeting – September 2016 (18/10/2016)
  • Commitments by Developing Country Parties under the Paris Agreement (09/05/2016)
  • Pocket Guide to the Paris Agreement (01/04/2016)
  • “Next steps” in the climate negotiations concerning the Paris Agreement (01/03/2016)
  • Possible declarations in connection with the 2015 climate agreement (06/10/2015)
  • Human Rights in the 2015 Agreement (19/05/2015)
  • In focus: the Lima ADP outcomes (05/02/2015)
  • In depth: the Lima ADP Outcomes (03/02/2015)
  • Gender equality in a new climate agreement (08/10/2014)
  • Igualdad de género en un nuevo acuerdo climático (08/10/2014)
  • International mechanisms for loss and damage (04/09/2014)
  • Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) (28/05/2014)
  • Draft options for legally binding financial commitments in a new climate agreement (01/05/2014)
  • Developing an Institutional Framework to Address Loss and Damage (01/10/2013)
  • International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy under international law (16/07/2013)
  • The Doha Outcomes Part III – The ADP and CBDRRC (25/04/2013)
  • The Doha Outcomes Part II – The Agreed Outcome of the Bali Action Plan (25/04/2013)
  • The Doha Outcomes Part I – The Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol (25/04/2013)
  • The relationship between the UNFCCC and other rules of public international law (31/01/2013)
  • ‘No-harm rule’ and climate change (24/07/2012)
  • Procedural Issues related to the ICJ’s advisory jurisdiction (11/06/2012)
  • Unwrapping the Durban Package (12/03/2012)
  • Issues on Consensus in the UNFCCC Process (08/12/2011)
  • Implications of Canada’s potential withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol before the end of the First Commitment Period (08/12/2011)
  • Legal Personality and the Green Climate Fund (06/12/2011)
  • Proposal by Mexico and PNG to amend the COP’s voting rules (24/11/2011)
  • The Status of UNFCCC COP and other Treaty Body Decisions under US Law (23/11/2011)
  • A Guide to the UNFCCC Institutions (08/04/2011)
  • Fact Sheet: Legal options to avoid a gap and legal implications of a possible gap (05/04/2011)
  • Draft Rule 42 (10/12/2010)
  • Definitions of verbs used in COP Decisions (04/12/2010)
  • Key Finance Terms (24/11/2010)
  • COP Decisions: Substance and Mandates (04/10/2010)
  • Provisional Application – An Overview (04/10/2010)
  • International Bodies for Adaptation (02/08/2010)
  • Review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Accord (23/07/2010)
  • Kyoto Compliance Mechanism (19/07/2010)
  • Compliance, enforcement and the LCA Text (19/07/2010)
  • Sanctions and penalties in environmental treaties (19/07/2010)
  • MRV provisions in the LCA Text (19/07/2010)
  • Legal basis of Official Development Assistance (19/07/2010)
  • Human Rights and Climate Change (19/07/2010)
  • Human Displacement and Climate Change (19/07/2010)
  • Compensation for Loss and Damage (19/07/2010)
  • Alternative Legal Outcomes (19/07/2010)
  • Procedure for amendments to the Kyoto Protocol (19/07/2010)
  • Legal options to avoid a gap and legal implications of a possible gap (19/07/2010)
  • Accord Finance – Results based mechanism (06/06/2010)
  • Adaptation Finance: Accord funding (06/06/2010)
  • Institutional Architecture in the LCA text (04/06/2010)
  • Copenhagen Green Climate Fund and the World Bank (01/06/2010)
  • Strengthening the REDD Text (27/03/2010)
  • Temporary extension of the Kyoto Protocol and relationship with the flexible mechanisms (22/03/2010)
  • Adaptation Outcomes (03/03/2010)
  • The Copenhagen Accord: A legal analysis (28/01/2010)
  • Financial Mechanisms (07/12/2009)
  • Legal outcomes of the Copenhagen summit (07/12/2009)
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