1. What is the meaning (in terms of what it refers to) of “adequacy” in UNFCCC Art 4.2(d) in the context of the requirement for regular reviews, as expressed in the last sentence? 2. What is the relationship between the scope of the reviews referred to respectively under Arts 4.2(d) and 7.2 UNFCCC ? 3. […]

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1. How is overlapping jurisdiction between treaty bodies (e.g. the COP under the UNFCCC and another treaty body or international organization) addressed under international law where both bodies have authority over the same subject matter? 2. If there is no ‘exclusive authority’ of a treaty body or international organization, does international …

1. If an LDC graduates from LDC status to become a non-LDC developing country, can it still be eligible for funding under the LDC Fund? 2. If the answer to this question is that a Party accessing funding must be a LDC Party under the UNFCCC, are the criteria under the UNFCCC different from the […]

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 […]