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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 …

What types of ratcheting-up mechanisms exist and how could they be implemented in the context of a 2015 agreement? Could you provide examples from existing legal regimes and legal architectures?  Summary: Ratcheting-up provisions are included in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the Minamata Convention and, to some …

1. Could you explain the current framework for the allocation of greenhouse gases emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, including how are the mitigation targets and timetables established and expressed quantitatively in the current framework? 2. Which parties have mitigation commitments under the Kyoto Protocol? 3. What are the means by which parties …

In this paper, we set out our response to the following questions: analyse the MRV provisions in the LCA text (the “Agreement”) in respect of (i) financial obligations of developed country parties; (ii) mitigation actions by developed parties; (iii) mitigation actions by developing parties. How do they operate? Do the respective levels of MRV for …