What does the delegation of New Zealand mean by its reference (during the ADP meeting in Bonn in October 2014) to a “quasi-internationally binding” agreement? What are the implications? Advice: We understand that, at the recent UNFCCC Bonn talks, New Zealand’s submission to the ADP on the proposed 2015 universal climate agreement was …

What are States’ duties and obligations vis-à-vis other states and their own population in the climate change context? Summary: International law primarily determines the rights and duties of States in their dealings with other States. The main sources of States’ obligations related to climate change are the United Nations Framework Convention …

Is there anything in the GCF Governing Instrument (or anywhere else) which would prevent the GCF Board (as legal entity) to create a new trust fund in the way the GEF, or rather the Bank created the LDCF and the SCCF (through Trust Fund Administration Agreements)? Summary:  Neither the Governing Instrument of the Green Climate […]

1. Are there examples of international agreements that “meld not legally binding at the international level with an approach that emphasizes the importance of the domestic measures and the legal force that they have at the domestic level (e.g., laws, regulations, etc.)” and what has the resulting system looked like? Could examples be of …

Does the notion of ‘respective capabilities’ (RC) apply to the commitments in Article 4 of the Convention? More generally, does common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDRRC) and RC in particular apply to the whole Convention? Summary: CBDRRC is an overarching principle guiding the implementation of the Convention. …