Climate Diplomacy on Hold, But not Climate Change Journal Artikel An Analysis of International Climate Policy in the Year of the Pandemic Wolfgang Obergassel, Christof Arens, Christiane Beuermann, Victoria Brandemann, Lukas Hermwille, Nicolas Kreibich, Meike Spitzner, Hanna Wang-Helmreich Carbon & Climate Law Review, Jahrgang 15 (2021), Ausgabe 3, Seite 211 - 220
Turning Point Glasgow? An Assessment of the Climate Conference COP26 Journal Artikel Wolfgang Obergassel, Christof Arens, Christiane Beuermann, Victoria Brandemann, Lukas Hermwille, Nicolas Kreibich, Hermann E. Ott, Meike Spitzner Carbon & Climate Law Review, Jahrgang 15 (2021), Ausgabe 4, Seite 271 - 281 The Glasgow climate conference marked a symbolic juncture, lying half-way between the adoption of the UNFCCC in 1992 and the year 2050 in which according to the IPCC special report on the 1.5°C limit net zero CO2 emissions need to be reached, globally, in order to maintain a good chance of achieving the 1.5°C limit. This article undertakes an assessment of what the UNFCCC and in particular the Paris Agreement and its implementation process have actually achieved so far up to and including the results of the Glasgow conference. The article discusses efforts at ambition raising both within and outside the formal diplomatic process, the finalization of the implementation rules of the Paris Agreement, as well as progress on gender responsiveness, climate finance, adaptation and loss and damage. In summary, the Paris Agreement and its implementation can be considered a success as it is having a discernible impact on the behavior of parties as well as on non-party actors. However, significant further efforts will be required to actually achieve the objectives of the Agreement.
Reparations For Climate Harm and The Role of The Loss and Damage Mechanism: Lessons from Other Areas of Law Oscar Davison