Assessing the adequacy of the global response to the Paris Agreement

Toward a full appraisal of climate ambition and action

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ID13129118
AuthorsMarta Torres Gunfaus (0000-0002-6645-6604, Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales, corresponding author), Henri Waisman (0000-0001-7450-4912, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris)
Year2021
Volume8
Pages100102-100102
Publication date2021-03-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEarth System Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2589-8116 • E-ISSN: 2589-8116
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.esg.2021.100102
OpenAlexW3138676807
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

This commentary places the international climate governance assessment offered in this Special Issue in the broader context of a comprehensive framework for assessing the adequacy of the global response to meet the Paris Agreement long-term goals. It suggests ways to further advance global governance assessments in supporting the dynamic process of progressively strengthening collective ambition and action. It finds that the sectoral systems approach enables the operationalization of multidimensional adequacy assessments. It also identifies the need to further improve the integration of multiple levels of governance and short- and long-term time horizons. Lessons from the discussion on sectoral granularity, multi-scale considerations and short-long term coherence are finally synthetized as guiding principles for the design of key processes and instruments of the Paris Agreement. This leads to highlighting priorities for the design of the Global Stocktake and the further elaboration of the instrument of countries’ Long Term Strategies

Action (physics · Physics · Political science · Climate Change Policy and Economics · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Psychology

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