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| Global warming is one of the most debated environmental issues at the international level. Negotiations for the development of a binding legal regime to reduce harmful emissions have been marred by a number of controversies since the late 1980s. Firstly, the scientific consensus found in the series of reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not yet provided the basis for the implementation of effective strategies applied by all States. Secondly, the contributions of different states to global warming over time is strongly linked to their present level of economic development. Thirdly, for most developing countries, global warming sometimes remains a less urgent problem than a host of other environmental problems whose impacts threaten lives and livelihoods today. The evolving global warming legal regime reflects these varied and often conflicting considerations. In particular, the Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol both provide for different commitments for developed and developing countries. The climate change regime is also noteworthy for its attempt to use market-based implementation mechanisms. These include emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) both of which aim at lowering the cost of compliance for developed countries. The following publications focus on the legal and policy implications of the development of the climate change regime. They focus in particular on issues of equity, the relationship between natural resource management and climate change and the identification of opportunities for cooperation between developed and developing countries in the implementation of the convention in particular in the context of the CDM. |
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