Current Developments in Carbon&Climate Law

Current Developments International Matthieu Wemaëre, Senior Lawyer admitted at the Paris and Brussels Bar Associations, Research Associate at the Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI) State of Play of International Climate Negotiations: On the Road to Copenhagen 1. The Starting Point: The Bali Conference Two years ago, the Bali Roadmap was adopted at the Bali Conference (COP13, COP/MOP3) in order to launch a comprehensive process towards the adoption of a post 2012 international climate regime, with two negotiation tracks, one under the UNFCCC and one under the Kyoto Protocol. One the one hand, the Bali Plan of Action (Decision 1/CP.13) called for a sha...