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Certification Course

The National Implementation of the Paris Agreement

This course explains the underlying climate change laws that governments can use to create bodies and frameworks for tackling climate change. It also includes examples of mitigation and adaptation laws from a variety of areas.

In this course, you will learn:

Analyze why parties to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement should include climate considerations in legally obligatory national instruments.
Identify and specify the particular activities that the Paris Agreement's parties should take to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
Evaluate numerous forms of legal instruments that are appropriate for a variety of industries and political systems, as well as significant features and examples of many of them.
Outline and comprehend the Paris Agreement's reporting requirements.
Describe examples of societal, financial, technical, and international problems encountered when developing and executing legally enforceable instruments, as well as solutions to these challenges.

Syllabus:

Module 1: The Implementation Regime discusses the Paris Agreement's aims, the increasing amount of action required to address climate change, and the importance of overarching climate change framework laws.
Module 2: Implementation in the Energy Sector introduces legislative instruments for the energy sector.
Module 3: Addressing Climate Change in Natural Resource Sectors introduces legal tools for dealing with climate change in the natural resource sector.
Module 4: Addressing Climate Change in Cities discusses legal tools for addressing climate change in urban systems.
Module 5: Implementing the Supporting Legal Infrastructure examines the problems associated with carrying out the Paris Agreement's obligations.