https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmz031

https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2019.1695571

https://doi.org/10.1017/S2047102519000281

Climatic Change,  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-019-02494-7  " The Paris pledges are unique documents in climate governance that outline what each country intends to do to combat climate change. Often, these documents contain headline greenhouse gas percentage reduction targets that appear to summarize countries’ contributions to mitigation. This is a boon for comparative climate policy research. However, I show …

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IISD, Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) http://enb.iisd.org/vol12/enb12747e.html

(2017) 26:3 Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 276 https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12210 An intriguing article, drawing distinctions between binding and non-binding obligations. But isn’t an obligation, by definition, binding? I disagree on the definition of the Paris Agreement, a treaty, as a source of “soft law.” The second sentence of article 4(2) of the Paris …

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https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/12/11/un-climate-talks-can-tackle-fossil-fuels-head-heres/  

https://cambioclimatico.go.cr/press-release-leading-countries-set-benchmark-for-carbon-markets-with-san-jose-principles/  

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/12/13/carbon-markets-will-not-help-stop-climate-change/  

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/16/what-was-agreed-at-cop24-in-poland-and-why-did-it-take-so-long

An accessible report on the outcomes of the inter-sessional meeting preparing COP24.https://unfccc.int/news/bonn-climate-conference-becomes-launch-pad-for-higher-ambition