Paris Agreement Articles
Can reservations be made in this agreement?
Reservations do not apply to this agreement (Article 17).
What’s the difference between escape and withdrawal?
Escape: temporarily excused
Withdrawal: permanent and comprehensive exit
What global temperature should we not go above?
<1.5 degrees Celsius (Article 2).
How does the Paris Agreement grant flexibility?
Vague and broad requirements
Developing vs Developed nations
Cultural diversity
Inter Alia
"Among other things"
What is the “global stockate”?
The “global stockate” is the stock that the conference collects to assess/measure state(s) progression towards its goals (Article 14).
What is the prisoner’s dilemma in IR?
The incentive to cheat to gain an advantage over one another.
What does the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation do?
Attend meetings to Implement the Convention (Article 18).
How is the Paris Agreement different from other human rights treaties?
Climate change is a relatively new realm of human rights, and it has relative gains problem unlike most human rights treaties.
Jus cogens
“Mandatory law”
What is the Conference of the Parties? What do they do?
They are the supreme body of the convention who serve as the meeting of the Parties to this Agreement (Article 16).
What are the two types of wait periods?
Predetermined and Contingent
Parties share a long-term vision of ____.
Technology development to reduce climate change and greenhouse emissions (Article 10).
How is an escape clause different from a reservation?
Escape: not complying under special circumstances
Reservation: completely relieved of a certain duty
Erga omnes
Obligation on all.
In article 8(4) what are at least 4 areas of cooperation that “enhance understanding, action and support"?
Early warning systems; Emergency preparedness; Slow onset events; Events that may involve irreversible and permanent loss and damage; . Comprehensive risk assessment and management; Risk insurance facilities, climate risk pooling and other insurance solutions; Non-economic losses; and Resilience of communities, livelihoods and ecosystems.
What is the wait period of the China-Sweden BIT?
30 Years
___ is a way to ensure that countries with the least capacity (the least developed states) can still take action against climate change through lessons provided by more developed states/Party members (Article 11).
Capacity-building.
What is the waiting period of the Paris Agreement?
3+1
What is the latin term for "Done with good intent."
Bona fide
What is the transparency framework?
A design to recognize state capacities and special circumstances in developing and the least developed countries (Article 13).
Which type of treaty is more likely to feature escape clauses?
Economics
Make a strong argument for why the Paris Agreement is the best or worst at implementing its policy.
Up-to-debate
Examples of domestic audience cost in the Paris Agreement?
Reporting duty?
Mutatis mutandis
Making necessary alterations while not affecting the main point.