Comme les objectifs ambitieux de la stratégie de Lisbonne, il semble qu’à ce jour, la lutte contre le changement climatique souffre, en Europe, d’un manque d’instruments et d’une mise en œuvre collective. Il revient à la France, qui préside l’Union européenne pour un semestre à...

La stabilité du climat est le prototype d’un bien commun dont bénéficie chaque habitant de la planète où qu’il se trouve. Pour préserver ce bien, il apparaît nécessaire de réduire radicalement les émissions globales de gaz à effet de serre. Individuellement, chaque acteur ou pays...

L'article présente tour à tour les scénarios élaborés dans le cadre du GIEC/IPCC (Groupe d'Experts Intergouvernemental sur l'Evolution du Climat) pour décrire le champ des possibles des scénarios " sans politique ", puis les grandes lignes de " scénarios-objectif " permettant de...

A new international climate change agreement that will have legal force and be applicable to all countries is being negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The agreement is to be adopted by 2015 and come into effect from 2020. An...

The term low-emission development strategies (LEDS) first emerged under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2008 and its possible role in a future climate framework continues to be debated. Though no formally agreed definition exists, LEDS are generally used to...

The Bali Action Plan (BAP) indicated the importance of “measurable, reportable and verifiable” (MRV) greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation actions and commitments, as well as support for GHG mitigation actions, in the post-2012 climate framework. Negotiations underway for this framework have...

Sectoral approaches are proposed as a means to broaden the global scope of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation to developing countries. Market mechanisms are put forward in that context to create incentives for mitigation in developing countries beyond the existing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM),...

Determining comparability of effort between mitigation actions and targets proposed by different countries is an ongoing issue for international climate negotiations. A number of indicators have been proposed to reflect comparability of effort and differences in national circumstances; key...

The Bali Action Plan introduced the notion of linking GHG mitigation action in developing countries with support for such action, in a "measurable, reportable and verifiable (MRV)" manner. However, it does not specify the relationship or link that may be made between nationally appropriate...

The current monitoring, reporting and review framework under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has a number of strengths and weaknesses. Weaknesses include inconsistent and/or incomplete self reporting of financial support; infrequent reporting; limited and incomplete...