The CBDR-RC Principle recognises that countries have different duties and abilities to address the negative impacts of climate change, but all countries have an obligation to address climate change.

The UNFCCC aims to mitigate the wide-ranging issues caused by the climate crisis and unite global governments to find workable solutions.

The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM) sets out to address the devastating effects the climate crisis is having on vulnerable developing nations.

The Paris Agreement under Article 14 outlines an evaluation process known as the Global Stocktake (GST). This assesses in a comprehensive and facilitative manner the collective advance, gaps and challenges in mitigation, adaptation and the means of implementation and support, taking into account current science and the aspect of equity.

An interview with James Ellsmoor, an expert on sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). He provides an introduction to the unique challenges that SIDS face under the climate crisis. He also discusses the important role that SIDS could play in driving climate action at COP26.

An overview of major international policies enacted to support the sustainable development of SIDS.

by Amy Wilson (updated November 2023 by Talia Levene) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established subsidiary bodies; committees that assist the Conference of the Parties (COP). The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention and serves as the meeting to the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) and as...

This article explains the principle of cap-and-trade schemes where rich countries contribute monetarily to mitigate climate or ecosystem damage in poorer countries.

This article uses statistical analysis to evaluate semantic choices in the Paris Agreement and in the Kyoto Protocol.