“Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas” (Guardian)
Felicity Deane, Anna Huggins and Md Saiful Karim, “Measuring, monitoring, reporting and verification of shipping emissions: Evaluating transparency and answerability”
M den Elzen et al, “Are the G20 economies making enough progress to meet their NDC targets?”
Achieving the Ambition of Paris: Designing the Global Stocktake
The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options
Lukas Hermwille, “Making initiatives resonate: how can non-state initiatives advance national contributions under the UNFCCC?”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10784-018-9398-9
Aligning fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement
https://www.sei.org/publications/aligning-fossil-fuel-production-paris-agreement/
Thomson v. Minister for Climate Change Issues [2017] NZHC 733 (New Zealand)
Sarah Thomson initiated a judicial review concerning the Government of New Zealand’s response to climate change, which she considered insufficient in the light (among others) of New Zealand’s obligations under international law. Her claims relating to New Zealand’s NDC were dismissed.
In an obiter at para. 38, Mallon J. notes a country’s NDC is not binding under international law. This is doubtful. States have an obligation under article 4, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement, to take measures in view of realizing the objectives of their NDCs. NDCs may also constitute unilateral declarations capable of creating legal obligations.
See NMs. Thomson’s complaint and Mallon J.’ judgment. For a brief analysis, look here.