A Brief Assessment on the Paris Climate Agreement and Compliance Issue

Abstract

The aim of this study is to discuss the Paris Climate Agreement in terms of its implications on compliance issue. For this purpose, firstly, the current system on compliance, the Kyoto Protocol and its compliance mechanism, is briefly explained. Secondly, different proposals on compliance suggested in three different documents, namely, -the Lima Call for Climate Action, the Geneva Negotiating Text and the Bonn Draft Agreement- are discussed. Then, an assessment is made on the Paris Climate Agreement to find out a response to the question of how the Agreement contributes to the compliance issue.

Keywords

Compliance, Compliance Mechanism, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Climate Agreement, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Citation

Başaran, Zerrin, “A Brief Assessment on the Paris Climate Agreement and Compliance Issue“, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Volume 14, No. 54, 2017, pp. 107-125.

Affiliations

• Zerrin BAŞARAN, Assist. Prof. Dr./Advt., Department of International Relations, Selçuk University