Assessing the Impact of the Emissions Trading System on the Operation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change
Article from: OGEL 5 (2003), in Environment
Summary
The purpose of this article is to assess the effectiveness of the international legal regime specifically governing the issue of climate change, with particular reference to the emissions trading concept laid down therein. It will offer an account of the issues arising with regard to climate change and its impact on the world, and will further analyse the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the international legal regime developed to address the problem. Furthermore it will offer an account of the emissions trading regime, a most debated and controversial concept introduced ...