The International Law on Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9781108419871 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 332 str.

Benoit Mayer

Opis

A synthesis of the relevant agreements, customary norms and ongoing discussions on the international law on climate change.

Recenzje

'Offering an informed and engaged perspective on the international law that governs humanity's crucial efforts to address global climate change, this book is essential reading for policy-makers, practitioners and scholars interested in securing a sustainable future for themselves and for generations to come.' Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, University of Waterloo, Canada

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The rationale for international action on climate change; 3. The UNFCCC regime, from Rio to Paris; 4. Relevant developments in other regimes; 5. Relevant norms of general international law; 6. Differentiation; 7. International action on climate change mitigation; 8. Flexibility mechanisms; 9. Geoengineering; 10. International action on climate change adaptation; 11. Loss and damage; 12. International support; 13. Ambition and compliance; 14. Adjudication; 15. Non-state actors; 16. International law in times of climate change.