The Bonn Climate Conference 2017: Progress on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and higher ambition?
Kati Kulovesi Professor of International Law & Co-Director of the Centre for Climate, Energy and Environmental Law THE LATEST round of United Nations climate negotiations concluded on 18 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. What is the state of international climate policy after the meeting and what lies ahead for 2018 and beyond? […]
More Time for an Energy Revolution? Seizing the Opportunity to Slow Down Climate Change by Cutting Emissions of Short-lived Climate Pollutants
Kati Kulovesi, Yulia Yamineva and Veera Jerkku View of the South of Delhi by Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier (Under Creative Commons License) THERE IS an important ‘ambition gap’ between the climate change mitigation policies pledged by countries in context of the Paris Agreement and those needed to avoid dangerous climate change. Discussions on […]
Rainforests in the Paris Agreement: Old Wine, New Bottles?
Maria Eugenia Recio Researcher, MPhil, Environmental and Climate Change Law MERELY A year after its adoption, the landmark Paris climate change treaty came into effect on 4 November 2016. Its Parties are currently convening for the first time in Marrakesh, Morocco. These are clearly important steps for the United Nations climate change regime. At […]