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The Paris Agreement on Climate Change : Analysis and Commentary
This book offers a comprehensive guide and commentary to the Paris Agreement. Part I looks back over the history of the global climate change negotiations, analyzing the scientific and political drivers that propelled the Paris Agreement, the development of the legal and policy considerations that provide the framework, and the evolution of the conceptual pillars upon which it rests. The provisions of the Agreement are subjected to detailed examination, article by article, in Part II. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the respective provisions, their specific context and negotiating history, the next steps necessary for their operationalization, and the implications for their implementation on the ground. Part III offers an overall assessment of the Agreement, its strengths and weaknesses, its possible impact on international law, and the need for further legal and policy development.
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