Multilateral Climate Efforts beyond the UNFCCC
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), 2011
20 Pages Posted: 25 Nov 2011
Date Written: November 2011
Abstract
A number of established multilateral regimes offer important avenues for climate mitigation efforts complementary to those of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ). Tackling discrete dimensions of the climate challenge in regional, sectoral and other global venues can yield action on multiple fronts, contributing toward closing the gap between national pledges and the UNFCCC goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius. This discussion paper for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change) examines ongoing and potential efforts in the International Maritime Organization the International Civil Aviation Organization, the Montreal Protocol, and the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
Keywords: International law, climate change, ICAO, IMO, Montreal Protocol, UNFCCC
JEL Classification: K32, K33
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