Deforestation is a key issue in the fight against climate change. In all areas of the world, forests are being transformed for different uses, all leading to…

Ending months of fevered speculation, President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise and announced US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement last week. He did so because…

Ever since President Donald Trump won the US elections, climate pundits have been playing the ‘will they, won’t they’ game in relation to US withdrawal from the hard-won…

This is Part II of a two-part post. What are the Consequences of the Paris Agreement’s Entering into Force? The Paris Agreement is…

This is Part I of a two-part post. Rapid Entry Into Force or the “Rush to Ratify” The Paris Agreement will enter into…

The outcomes of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — the Paris Agreement — is widely lauded…

In his analysis of the recently adopted Paris Agreement, Professor Jorge Viñuales shed light on the main features of this new treaty. He concludes that, while the…

Editor's Note: This is the last post in a series (see Part I and Part II) featuring Professor Jorge Viñuales' analysis of the landmark December 2015 Paris Agreement.

Editor's Note:  This is the second in a series of three posts that continues Professor Jorge Viñuales' analysis of the landmark December 2015 Paris Agreement.  Professor Viñuales is the Harold…

Editor's Note:  This is the first in a series of three posts analyzing the landmark December 2015 Paris Agreement, authored by Professor Jorge Viñuales, the Harold Samuel Professor of Law…