International and Comparative Law Quarterly· 2016Q1
AMBITION AND DIFFERENTIATION IN THE 2015 PARIS AGREEMENT: INTERPRETATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND UNDERLYING POLITICS
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The 2015 Paris Agreement balances ambition and differentiation through aspirational goals, binding mitigation conduct obligations, rigorous oversight, and nuanced country categorizations.
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Key points
- The Paris Agreement balances ambition and differentiation.
- It includes aspirational goals for climate action.
- Binding obligations of conduct relate to mitigation efforts.
- A rigorous oversight system is established.
- Differentiation between developed and developing countries is nuanced.
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Abstract
Abstract The 2015 Paris Agreement represents a historic achievement in multilateral diplomacy. After years of deeply discordant negotiations, Parties harnessed the political will necessary to arrive at a climate change agreement that strikes a careful balance between ambition and differentiation. The Paris Agreement contains aspirational goals, binding obligations of conduct in relation to mitigation, a rigorous system of oversight, and a nuanced form of differentiation between developed and developing countries. This article will explore the key building blocks of the Paris Agreement—ambition and differentiation—with an eye to mining the text of the Agreement for its interpretative possibilities and underlying politics.
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