1. Are there any examples of observer advisory or consultative panels, platforms, or other formal mechanisms in other UN Conventions that have been created to increase or facilitate government and observer dialogue?  2. How do these panels or platforms engage with state Parties? 3. What mechanisms do the panels or platform contain to increase observer …

1. What is the procedure for officially submitting to the UNFCCC a report that was not prepared by the UNFCCC? (specifically, this query relates to the recent UNEP report on the “gigatonne gap”)  2. What is the legal significance of submitting a report to the UNFCCC? Does it enable or obligate consideration of the report […]

1. What is the procedural and legal difference of the word “requests” vis-à-vis “decides” and “urges”? 2. What is the difference between “shall be established” and “is hereby established”? Does the former necessarily imply future action, or can it mean “is established”? Are there specific examples of …

1. If a meeting is convened of a smaller/select group of Parties to the UNFCCC outside of the usual UNFCCC meeting times, what will the legal status of the outcome of those meetings be, if a) the UNFCCC mandates a small group of Parties to meet on specific issues outside of the normal UNFCCC process, what […]

1. Is it correct that all non-agreed text is deleted? 2. If this is the case, what are the options for that text? For example, do Parties start from scratch? Or can Parties work with existing proposals to try and amend those?  3. If it is not the case that the non-agreed text is deleted, […]