Can the Green Climate Fund support activities or projects that are outside the UNFCCC mandate? E.g. If the activity clearly falls within the mandate of the International Maritime (emissions from shipping) or Civil Aviation Organizations (ICAO) ? Summary: 1.             This advice provides an overview of how powers are delegated to international …

Please advise on: (a) the current requirements, recent developments and current proposals concerning the regulation of emissions from international transport (bunker fuels) under:         (i) the UNFCCC;         (ii) the ICAO; and         (iii) the IMO; and (b) elements of the regulation of international transport of […]

1. What will happen to Article 2.2 of the Kyoto Protocol, post-Paris? 2. Assuming the Paris Agreement does contain a provision on international transport, how will the Agreement interact with other legal treaties, such as the Chicago Convention, which guarantees equal treatment? Advice: 1. Status of Article 2.2 KP post-Paris Although what will happen …

Are there any precedents for giving rebates to certain countries for revenues that have been collected internationally similar to the idea of making compensatory rebates to developing countries from revenues from a bunker fuel levy? Summary: There are very few examples of revenues collected under international authority and then allocated differently …

1. Is the USA’s claim that a proposed global scheme to levy emissions from international shipping by the IMO would be illegal correct? What is their legal basis for making this claim? 2. Is there a clear legal precedent for centralized collection of revenues from an international tax, or a maritime tax? Is there precedent […]