The Blavatnik School of Government has published two new policy memos in advance of the next round of international climate change talks, scheduled for March 10-14 in Bonn, Germany.
The policy memos have been produced to feed into global discussions as countries race to negotiate a new climate treaty by 2015.
Governments and observers are considering what steps nations should take to reduce emissions, how these will be shared across countries, and what international processes will facilitate action. Two key questions for the 2015 agreement are the procedures through which national contributions are reviewed, and whether and how the intergovernmental process should recognise the climate actions of cities, companies, and other sub- and non-state actors in a central registry.
The two new Blavatnik School of Government policy memos summarise best practice in other international institutions related to these two elements. For each, Blavatnik School researcher Dr Thomas Hale and MPP candidates Max Harris and Louis Chambers survey similar mechanisms in other international institutions and summarise what works and what does not. Through their analysis, they make recommendations for potential review and registry components of the 2015 climate treaty.
