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What are the legal obligations of developing country parties under the Paris Agreement? Advice: Under articles 2 and 4, the general objective of the Paris Agreement (“the Agreement”) is to limit the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2 °C” and to pursue “efforts” to limit the increase to 1.5 °C. This is …

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 …

1. What are the rules for tying CTCN funds provided by parties to specific activities rather than general CTCN budget? Do UNFCCC or UNEP procurement rules apply? What are the rules about tying use of those CTCN funds to the use of specific partners, vendors, or service providers? 2. A recent CTCN report proposed setting […]

Can you provide a high level overview of, both the thematic and institutional, linkages between the technology and financial mechanisms in the context of COP 20? Summary: The Technology Executive Committee (TEC) has recommended a number of areas for collaboration between itself and the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism and Standing Committee …