Background: based on the latest Nationally Determined Contributions (“NDCs”) submitted by parties in 2020/2021 in the context of the first NDC update milestone, it is very likely that the 1.5C temperature goal of the PA will be exceeded by the end of the century. For some parties and independent organisations, this is caused in part […]

A schematic representation of the “activity cycle” that an activity must go through under the rules, modalities and procedures of Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement in order to be issued with “Article 6, paragraph 4, emission reductions”. *Digital version of the diagram includes live links to relevant pages of Decision 3/CMA.3* …

1. Following the postponement of COP26 (originally planned for November 2020), by when do Parties have to communicate or update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) pursuant to Article 4 of the Paris Agreement? 2. If the Parties are bound to communicate or update their NDCs by 2020, is there any legal basis to say that, […]

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 …

Peut-on interpréter cette disposition comme permettant une révision à la baisse de leur CDN par les Parties ? En résumé: Afin de répondre à cette question, nous avons entrepris une analyse classique de l’interprétation des traités. Notre conclusion est que, bien qu’il n’y ait rien de spécifique dans l’Accord de Paris …