Courage, Contributions and Compliance: The Routledge Handbook of Climate Law and Governance
Edited by Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Prof Christina Voigt
Courage, Contributions and Compliance: The Routledge Handbook of Climate Law and Governance recognises calls from the United Nations (UN), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the elders, and others, for climate justice and urgent action, and convenes insights from leading legal and institutional experts, professors, professionals and early career scholars on emerging climate law and policy challenges, commitments and solutions.
The collection explores the role of law and governance in scaling up global responses to climate change and advancing sustainability. Based on careful study of international advances and the full spectrum of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the global response to climate change, as submitted by Paris Agreement Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the volume compiles a compelling, coherent and systematic topical account from across diverse legal jurisdictions. Analytical chapters by leading experts, practitioners and scholars close to ongoing climate negotiations explore recent legal and institutional innovations related to climate change which can support implementation and compliance with the Paris Agreement and advance the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They highlight ways to raise ambition through law and policy, to reform national legal and institutional arrangements to implement NDCs and to further develop international law and governance in the face of the existential threat of climate change and the world: sustainable development commitments.
Presenting a pathway for advancing climate ambition in the coming decades, this book will be of interest to government officials, academics, students, professionals and policy makers working in the area of climate law and governance.
This publication includes sections on the following topics:
Part I The Challenge of Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development
2 The Urgency of Global Response to Climate Change
Ayman Cherkaoui and Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala
3 Climate Courage, Contributions and Compliance in the Context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
4 The UNFCCC, the Paris Agreement and Legal Obligations for Climate Action
Christina Voigt and Lydia Young
Part II Courage in Advancing International Law on Climate Change for Sustainable Development
5 Advancing Climate Action in Trade, Investment and Financial Agreements
Markus W. Gehring & Emily Morison
6 Exploring Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change in International Law
Jorge Cabrera Medaglia & Lydia Young
7 Linking International Human Rights Law and Climate Change
Sumudu Atapattu
8 Promoting Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice on Climate Change
Valentina Durán & Ignacio Sánchez González
9 Navigating High Seas Biodiversity and Climate Change
Cassie Lumsden, Zhen Sun, and Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
10 Climate-Induced Migration: Legal and Health Implications
Avidan Kent and Maya Prabhu
Part III Contributions to Increasing Ambition on Climate Change through Law
11 Legal Creativity and Private Financing to Implement the Paris Agreement in the United Kingdom
Megan Bowman & Emily Webster
12 Scaling up Paris Agreement Implementation through Climate Law in International Water Law Regulations with Special Focus on Europe
Alexandra Harrington & Barbara Janusz-Pawletta
13 Law and Governance Contributions to Energy Transitions in Latin America
Margarita Nieves-Zárate
14 Legal Aspects of Achieving the Just Transitions in Poland
Magdalena Stryja, Agnieszka Bielska-Brodziak & Tomasz Pietrzykowski
15 Legal and Governance Contributions to Climate Ambition through REDD+ in Francophone African Countries
Erick Kassongo
16 Legal Contributions to Climate Action through Oceans and Marine Resources Stewardship in Small Island States
Freedom-Kai Phillips, Alexandra Harrington & Elizabeth Nwarueze
17 Legal and Governance Challenges for the Implementation of NDCs in Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia
Hassan Agouzoul, Afef Hammami-Marrakchi, Abdelnaser Zeyad Hayajneh, Markus W. Gehring & Gwyneth Boone
18 Legal Contributions to Incentivising Investment for Paris Agreement Adaptation and Resilience in Ukraine
Oleksandr Diachuk, Mariia Stolbova, Markus W. Gehring & Gwyneth Boone
19 Legal and Governance Response to Loss & Damage in Bangladesh & Zambia
M. Hafijul Islam Khan & Pamela Towela Sambo
M. Hafijul Islam Khan & Pamela Towela Sambo
Part IV Compliance and Implementation of the Paris Agreement through International Legal Innovation
20 Operationalizing the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC)
Christina Voigt
21 Submitting Mandatory Reports under the Paris Agreement Transparency Framework
Christopher Campbell-Duruflé & Raúl Salas Reyes
22 Operationalizing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Michael A. Mehling
23 Incentivising International Finance for Net Zero Paris Agreement Implementation
Wendy Miles KC & Douglas Leys KC
24 Advancing Paris Agreement Alignment in International Financial Institutions
Hyfa Azeez, Thomas M. Clark, Vesselina Haralampieva, Christina Pak and Michael Strauss
25 Exploring Low Carbon and Energy Efficient Procurement as a Tool for Paris Agreement Implementation
Jellie Molino
26 Regulating the Disclosure of Climate-Related Finance Risks
Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Lara Douvartzidis and David Gayle
27 Examining Litigation Aspects of Nationally Determined Contributions
Amelia Burnette, Kate McKenzie & Francesco Sindico
Part V Conclusions & Future Directions for Climate Law & Governance
28 Achieving Increased Ambition through International Tribunals
Rosa M. Fernández Egea & Pau de Vilchez Moragues
29 Prioritising Gender Law & Policy Aspects of Climate Action
Anusheh Fawad
30 Exploring the Potential of the Paris Agreement to Decolonize International Law
Mrinalini Shinde
31 Addressing Human Mobility in International Law on Climate Change and Beyond
Cosmin Corendea & Chhaya Bhardwaj
32 Advancing the Legal Research, Capacity and Awareness for Climate Law and Governance
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Christina Voigt & Tejas Rao