Article 6 was inserted into the Paris Agreement with a view to providing similar compliance flexibility to that offered by the trading mechanisms within the …
Category: Kyoto Protocol
What happened to that vacation offset?
With many people in the Northern Hemisphere taking vacation at the moment, some may have clicked that button on the bookings website to offset the …
COP23: Much remains to be done
As COP23 draws to a close, it offers an opportunity to reflect on the progress made by the UNFCCC and its efforts to address the …
Putting the genie back
As I have posted in recent weeks, my complete book on climate change is now out, under the title ‘Putting the Genie Back: Solving the …
Paris ratification maths
The joint announcement by the US and China that they would ratify the Paris Agreement and the more recent announcement by Brazil has raised the prospect …
Revisiting global emissions accounting
As COP 22 approaches and negotiators face the task of implementing the Paris Agreement, they will be required to interpret, expand on and operationalize the …
A new reality to come to terms with
The first UNFCCC talks since the adoption of the Paris Agreement are now underway and the various delegations are getting down to the tough task …
A vision for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Within the Paris Agreement sits Article 6, a carefully crafted set of provisions to foster, in the parlance of the UNFCCC and the Parties to …
Developing Article 6
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement contains a number of bolt holes for the development of market and non-market mechanisms to drive future mitigation. Within …
What can really be done by 2050?
The calls for action are becoming louder and bolder as the weeks continue to countdown towards COP21 in Paris. Perhaps none have been as bold …
