Revue des blogs – vendredi 18 décembre 2015
Après la COP21, la solidarité climatique à l’heure des comptes / Anne-Sophie Tabau, Professeur de droit public, Université de la Réunion, the Conversation, 18/12/2015
La question du soutien financier des pays en développement dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques aura constitué une pomme de discorde jusqu’aux dernières heures de négociations de la COP21… lire la suite
A Climate Agreement Powered by Hypocrisy / Bjørn Lomborg, Project Syndicate, 17/12/2015
The beautiful Champs-Élysées is lit with millions of sparkling lights. This year, they are powered by renewable energy. There is a wind turbine as tall as the Arc de Triomphe, and 440 solar panels take up much of the Champs-Élysées roundabout. One evening during the COP21 climate change conference this month, there was neither sunlight nor wind, so organizers asked those of us strolling down the avenue to power the lights via stationary bikes and hamster wheels… lire la suite
A Fair, Efficient, and Feasible Climate Agreement / Jeffrey Frankel, professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Project Syndicate, 17/12/2015
How should one evaluate the agreement reached in Paris this month at the United Nations climate change conference? No sooner was the deal announced on December 12 than the debate erupted… lire la suite
Accord de Paris: juridiquement contraignant… ou pas ? / Marc Clément, magistrat administratif, Telos, 17/12/2015
A l’issue de la COP21, il est légitime de chercher à évaluer le résultat de ces négociations fleuves et tout ce travail diplomatique. Cela revient à se pencher sur la valeur juridique de l’accord de Paris au sens où on dépasserait, en recourant au droit, les simples intentions générales pour entrer dans une mise en œuvre concrète des mesures décidées… lire la suite
Carbon markets in the Paris Agreement – an early holiday gift / Vikram Widge, Development in a changing climate, 17/12/2015
Last Saturday, UN climate negotiators from 195 countries agreed on a historic climate change accord in Paris after two weeks of intense negotiations. While many of us were hoping for a hook that would support the use of markets, we were happily surprised to see the extent and detail on carbon markets that was ultimately included in the Paris Agreement… lire la suite