Getting the Climate Change Regime Up and Running: Compliance in the Post-Kyoto Era

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This article examines the question: how can Parties to the climate change regime increase the level of compliance in the post-Kyoto era? In a bid to reduce global emissions, Parties to the Kyoto Protocol have begun to stake out their positions for a new climate change regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012. However, questions remain about the nature of future commitments. In light of this challenge, this article discusses how the experience gained from the Kyoto Protocol as well as other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) can provide a basis for a robust Compliance Mechanism in the post-Kyoto era. Specifically, the article evaluates the relevance of the institutions, non-compliance procedures as well as responses to non-compliance in the current climate change regime. A strong and effective Compliance regime is key for a successful post-Kyoto framework.

Stream: Technical, Political and Social Responses

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Michael Kakaire Kirunda is a visiting scholar from Uganda participating in a joint program between ELI and Pace University Law School. He has an M.A degree in environmental management, Cottbus, Germany. He is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Trento’s School of International Studies in Italy, and received his law degree from Makerere University, Uganda.