In this infographic we explore Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement. Article 6 states that countries must co-operate in producing an emissions reduction scheme based on their national contributions. This scheme would allow states to sell their leftover emissions to ensure that no one country is going over emissions targets. Freedom-Kai Phillips (2020) looks at how Brexit will lead to new nationally determined contribution targets for Britain! Find out more in our infographic.
Sources:
Freedom-Kai Phillips, “Trade-Climate Interlinkages Approaches Taken in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)” Legal Brief (CISDL/European Climate Foundation 2020)
Paris Climate Agreement, 2015, UNFCC, Article 6, https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf
