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Voigt Christina |
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Equity in the 2015 Climate Agreement. Lessons From Differential Treatment in Multilateral Environmental Agreements | ||
in Climate Law , Volume 4, Issue 1-2 , 2014 , 50-69 | ||
The success of the negotiations under the adp will depend, among other things, on a common understanding of equitable sharing of efforts and benefits. An equitable climate regime needs to be based on differentiation that is flexible and dynamic and only granted on a temporary basis. Finding reliable yet flexible and dynamic ways for allocating rights and responsibilities accordingly may be the main and toughest task in multilateral environmental treaty-making. This article anslyses differentiation in various multilateral environmental agreements and identifies ways for differentiating between states that could be helpful in a climate context. | ||