Australian climate change mitigation law in the era of the Paris agreement
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The success of the Paris Agreement in achieving its goal of limiting global warming to 'well below' 2 degrees will depend critically on the ambition and effective implementation of 'nationally-determined contributions' (NDCs) submitted under the Agreement. This thesis develops an evaluative framework for assessing the capacity of national laws to guide the setting of adequate emission reduction targets in NDCs and ensure those targets are met. It applies this evaluative framework to Australia's principal national climate change laws and proposes a number of reforms to better position Australia to make a fair and effective contribution to addressing global climate change.
Author: Bennett, Michael
Institution: The University of Western Australia
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2873226919