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COP 29: UN Climate Conference agrees on Standards to launch the International Carbon Market | 6 December 2024
At the recently concluded 29 th Session of the UN Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the parties approved standards for the development of an International Carbon Market under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. This decision was...
The UN Assembly seeks an opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding the obligations of nations towards addressing climate change | 5 May 2023
On 29 th March 2023, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a historic resolution tasking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion clarifying what the obligation of nations in addressing climate change are, under international law. The resolution was sponsored by...
End of COP27 – a lot still required | 25 November 2022
The 27 th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt came to a close with the gavel going down on a final agreement on Sunday, 20 November 2022. It was held against the global backdrop of political and economic...
Africa Carbon Markets Initiative launched at COP 27 to drive expansion of Africa’s participation in Voluntary Carbon Markets | 24 November 2022
Building on our earlier analysis on the 27 th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, we provide an update on an African initiative bound to change climate policy developments on the continent. Africa Carbon Markets...
Key Issues on the agenda at COP 27 | 7 November 2022
The United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 27) will be convened in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt from 6th November 2022 to 18th November 2022. This meeting takes place against a backdrop of global geopolitical and climate crises thus...
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