Presenter: Yann Robiou Du Pont, Utrecht University
Title: How are scientific ambition and fairness assessment of climate targets used for decision making, negotiations and litigation?
Abstract: The Paris Agreement requires countries to pledge fair and ambitious climate pledges. The scientific literature has long offered quantifications of what are fair emissions targets for countries, and is increasingly suggesting Paris aligned objectives for companies and local governments.This literature, originally derived to inform voluntary pledges, is increasingly used by courts of law to assess their sufficiency under the Paris goals and Human Rights, as under the Paris Agreement. This novel use of the literature, and the nearly negative global carbon budget calls for improvement of this literature, linking considerations of natural science, ethics, economics and law. This talk will present how this literature is used in practice and discuss outlooks for its role in the coming years.
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