The Paris Agreement: Historic Breakthrough or High Stakes Experiment?
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Special Issue: 6(1-2) Climate Law (2016).
16 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2015 Last revised: 14 Apr 2020
See all articles by Meinhard Doelle
Meinhard Doelle
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law; Dalhousie University - Marine and Environmental Law Institute; World Maritime University (WMU)
Date Written: December 22, 2015
Abstract
This article offers an overview of the two key outcomes of the 2015 Paris climate negotiations, the Paris COP decision, and the Paris Agreement. They chart a new course for the UN climate regime that started in earnest in Copenhagen in 2009. The Paris Agreement represents a course away from the top down approach and rigid differentiation among parties reflected in the Kyoto Protocol, toward a bottom up and flexible approach focused on collective long term goals and principles. It represents an approach to reaching these long term goals that is focused on self differentiation, support, transparency and review. The article highlights the key elements of the agreement reached in Paris, including its approach to mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage, finance, transparency and compliance.
Keywords: Paris Climate Agreement, UNFCCC, COP 21
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https://ssrn.com/abstract=2708148
Meinhard Doelle (Contact Author)
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law ( email )
6061 University Avenue 6061 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H9 Canada
Dalhousie University - Marine and Environmental Law Institute ( email )
6061 University Avenue Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H9 Canada
World Maritime University (WMU) ( email )
Fiskehamnsgatan 1 P. O. Box 500 Malmo, Skane 20124 Sweden
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Download This Paper. Open PDF in Browser. Add Paper to My Library. Copy URL. Special Issue: 6(1-2) Climate Law (2016). 16 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2015 Last revised: 14 Apr 2020. See all articles by Meinhard Doelle. Meinhard Doelle. Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law; Dalhousie University - Marine and Environmental Law Institute; World Maritime University (WMU) Date Written: December 22, 2015. Abstract. This article offers an overview of the two key outcomes of the 2015 Paris climate negotiations, the Paris COP decision, and the Paris Agreement. They chart a new course for the UN climate regime that started in earnest in Copenhagen in 2009. The Paris Agreement represents a course away from the top down approach and rigid differentiation among parties reflected in the Kyoto Protocol, toward a bottom up and flexible approach focused on collective long term goals and principles. It represents an approach to reaching these long term goals that is focused on self differentiation, support, transparency and review. The article highlights the key elements of the agreement reached in Paris, including its approach to mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage, finance, transparency and compliance. Keywords: Paris Climate Agreement, UNFCCC, COP 21. Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2708148. Meinhard Doelle (Contact Author) Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law ( email ) 6061 University Avenue 6061 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H9 Canada. Dalhousie University - Marine and Environmental Law Institute ( email ) 6061 University Avenue Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H9 Canada. World Maritime University (WMU) ( email ) Fiskehamnsgatan 1 P. O. Box 500 Malmo, Skane 20124 Sweden. Download This Paper. Open PDF in Browser. Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place Job Opening. Paper statistics. Related eJournals. Public International Law: Sources eJournal Follow Public International Law: Sources eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 1,284 PAPERS 9,146 This Journal is curated by: Alan Sykes at Stanford University - Law School. Canadian Law eJournal Follow Canadian Law eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 841 PAPERS 9,633 This Journal is curated by: Kim Brooks at Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law. Socially Responsible Investment eJournal Follow Socially Responsible Investment eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 641 PAPERS 17,952. Law, International Affairs & CSR eJournal Follow Law, International Affairs & CSR eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 626 PAPERS 13,192 This Journal is curated by: Timothy M. Devinney at University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School. Climate Change Law & Policy eJournal Follow Climate Change Law & Policy eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 416 PAPERS 4,553 This Journal is curated by: Daniel A. Farber at Affiliation not provided to SSRN, Patrick A. Parenteau at Vermont Law School. Sustainability Law & Policy eJournal Follow Sustainability Law & Policy eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 412 PAPERS 4,522 This Journal is curated by: Robin Kundis Craig at USC Gould School of Law, J. B. Ruhl at Vanderbilt University - Law School, Erin Ryan at Florida State University, College of Law. International Environmental Law eJournal Follow International Environmental Law eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 344 PAPERS 4,229 This Journal is curated by: Tseming Yang at Santa Clara Law School. Environmental Anthropology eJournal Follow Environmental Anthropology eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 342 PAPERS 8,984. Energy Policy & Economics eJournal Follow Energy Policy & Economics eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 147 PAPERS 8,462. Energy eJournal Follow Energy eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 90 PAPERS 12,424. Political Economy - Development: Environment eJournal Follow Political Economy - Development: Environment eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 55 PAPERS 19,712. Feedback. Feedback. (required) Email. (required)