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What does the COP26 Outcome on Article 6 Mean for Non-Party Stakeholders?
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement established a framework for countries to cooperate in achieving their climate commitments (nationally determined contributions, NDCs), using market mechanisms to enable greater ambition than they could achieve independently. The Paris Agreement implementing guidance finalized …
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COP27: Considerations for a Loss & Damage Finance Facility
This paper explores options for loss and damage (L&D) finance under the current and proposed mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and is complemented by a prior paper on The Institutional Ecosystem for L&D. There are a …
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COP27: The Mitigation Work Programme & The Ministerial Roundtable
To be most effective, the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) could usefully aim to: generate discussions that are facilitative, constructive, innovative, and catalytic be inclusive and ensure a diversity of participation, including by policymakers and implementers generate clear signals in support …
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An ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Ten Questions and Answers
In recent years, the role of climate change litigation has become increasingly prominent. Thus far, most climate cases have been brought in national courts, but there is also growing interest in the role of international courts and tribunals in addressing …
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The Santiago Network: Decision Options for COP27
This paper presents options for each of the elements of a possible decision on the Santiago Network (SN) to be adopted at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), based on the draft element text considered at 56th Subsidiary Body …