Dear all,
Together with Kennedy Mbeva and Harro van Asselt I just published this article on NDCs, the Paris Agreement and differentiation of responsibilities:
Subtle differentiation of countries’ responsibilities under the Paris Agreement
It can be accessed here for free:
Abstract
To be effective and secure participation, a global climate change agreement needs to be perceived as fair by the countries involved in it. The Paris Agreement approached differentiation of countries’ responsibilities to address climate change by departing from the rigid distinction between industrialised and developing countries through the inclusion of ‘subtle differentiation’ of specific subsets of countries (e.g., Least Developed Countries) for certain substantive issues (e.g., climate finance) and/or for specific procedures (e.g., timelines and reporting). In this article, we analyse whether the self-differentiation countries followed when formulating their own climate plans, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs), is consistent with the Paris Agreement’s subtle differentiation. We find that there is consistency for mitigation and adaptation, but not for support (climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building, see also the figure below). As NDCs are the main instrument for achieving the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals, this inconsistency needs to be addressed to allow subsequent rounds of NDCs to be more ambitious.
Figure 3 of the paper, showing in what way three groups of countries refer to adaptation finance in their NDCs.
We hope the article is of interest and that it will prove useful for you.
All the best,
Pieter Pauw
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Dr. Pieter Pauw
Senior Project Manager
FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH
Adj. ass. Professor at Utrecht University
Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute
Associate at German Development Institute
Phone: +49 (0)69 154008 730
Phone: +49 (0)69 154008 730
Twitter: @WP_Pauw
Email: p.pauw@fs.de
