The Paris Agreement: Critical Assessment and Proposals for Key Clean Energy Initiatives

This paper focuses on how the trajectory of the global response to the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions changed with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. It explains how its positive character in fact expresses its greatest weakness, by presenting the main criticism regarding the Agreement'...

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Published in:ICFAI journal of international relations 2023-07, Vol.17 (3), p.43-80
Main Authors: Leal-Arcas, Rafael, Svendsen, Silja, Eklin, Arie, Ax, Lion, Rosenberger, Tobias, Friedman, Bruria, Battat, Osher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Alternative fuel vehicles
Carbon
Climate change
Criticism
Developing countries
Diplomacy
Electric vehicles
Emissions
Environmental policy
Greenhouse gases
International law
Kyoto Protocol
LDCs
Legal documents
Paris Agreement
Pricing policies
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Summary:This paper focuses on how the trajectory of the global response to the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions changed with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. It explains how its positive character in fact expresses its greatest weakness, by presenting the main criticism regarding the Agreement's rules. This paper then demonstrates that future Conferences of the Parties (COPs) are indispensable, mainly in institutional terms, as they serve as the foundation for implementing the Paris Agreement. The paper explores and discusses the question of how carbon pricing policies should be structured and to what end, in light of the urgency and scale of the challenges presented by climate change. Finally, it proceeds to discuss electric vehicles and other elements of electrification in areas with carbon-intensive electricity supply and their benefits to climate change, along with benefits from legal and economic perspectives.
ISSN:0973-8509