FOREWORD TO THE TEL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Re-evaluating the Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities in Transnational Climate Change Law
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In December 2015, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Paris Agreement, committing all nations to undertake ambitious efforts as part of the global response to climate change. This ‘historic’ moment in the long-running international climate change negotiations provides an opportunity to consider and re-evaluate the role of one of the most important, but also enduringly controversial, principles of transnational climate change law and broader international environmental law – the principle of common
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