The Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) have just issued a revised document. It contains sections on mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity building. The new ‘Draft Agreement’ comprises 26 articles on 9 pages that cover all the areas under negotiations. However, many …

Could you provide a broad overview of the constitutional structure governing the President’s ability to enter into and execute international agreements?  Could you then examine the proposed core elements of the new climate treaty/agreement/protocol – mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building …

Would legally binding commitments on adaptation in INDCs modify existing obligations under the Convention and how could this be avoided? Advice: Under the UNFCCC developed country Parties have agreed to support the adaptation to climate change impacts in developing countries. However, there is no legal obligation on developing countries to adapt to …

1. Under the UNFCCC developed country Parties have agreed to support the adaptation to climate change impacts in developing countries. If developing countries as part of their INDCs commit to national adaptation efforts in a legally binding form does this modify existing obligations (or other arrangements) under the Convention? 2. If so, what additional …

If the Adaptation Fund established under the Kyoto Protocol is subsequently integrated into the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC how will this affect the implementation of commitments under Art.4, para.1 (a) ? I.e. do developed country parties listed in Annex II have to provide the “full” or “incremental” costs? Summary: The …