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Dr. Wil Burns, Associate Director Master of Science, Energy Policy & Climate Program Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 650.281.9126 (Mobile) 202.452.8713 (Fax) http://energy.jhu.edu Skype ID: Wil.Burns Blog: Teaching Climate & Energy Law & Policy, <http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/> http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mairi Dupar Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 7:19 AM To: Climate Change Info Mailing List Subject: New report - 'National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements?' Dear climate-l readers, A new report released this week by GLOBE International <http://www.globeinternational.info/> and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) <http://www.cdkn.org/> , calls for more national laws and policies to drive action on climate change, and provides evidence for strong links between countries' national legislation and their support of an ambitious global climate deal. The report by Terry Townshend and Adam Matthews, <http://cdkn.org/resource/national-climate-change-legislation-the-key-to-mor e-ambitious-international-agreements/?loclang=en_gb> National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements? urges readers to look beyond what happens within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - where countries are negotiating toward a new climate treaty. The authors assess how the building blocks for ambition within the UNFCCC are laid at home. They argue that countries with lively policy debates around climate change and ambitious domestic legislation (here defined in terms of targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) carry that ambition over into the international arena. They show how a range of countries, their primary examples being South Korea, Mexico, and the UK, have enacted robust domestic targets and gone on to champion collective action. It seems logical for governments that show domestic climate leadership to carry this leadership onto the global stage. Townshend and Matthews examine three main reasons why this happens: competitiveness, confidence and knowledge. The report concludes that national climate change legislation is not just something that should underpin an international agreement after it has been reached; rather, it is an enabler that creates the political space for a deal. National legislation could even form the basis of an "outcome with legal force" in 2015 under the Durban Platform, say the authors. With this possibility in mind, it follows that the advancement of national legislation in key countries, combined with strengthened engagement of legislators, should be actively supported between now and 2015. The report urges governments to: * Encourage the creation of cross-party parliamentary groups on climate change, supported by a dedicated secretariat. * Routinely engage with legislators before, during and after the annual UNFCCC meetings (as a minimum) to exchange views and build common understanding. * Support international processes to engage legislators, to help inform the development of climate change legislation, promote good practice and develop peer groups. Read the full report on CDKN's website: National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements <http://cdkn.org/resource/national-climate-change-legislation-the-key-to-mor e-ambitious-international-agreements/?loclang=en_gb> ? Mairi Dupar | Global Public Affairs Coordinator | CDKN: Climate and Development Knowledge Network t: +44 (0) 7921 088475 e: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | skype: mairi.dupar | <http://www.cdkn.org/> www.cdkn.org Overseas Development Institute, 203 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NJ, UK This email is confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, please delete the email and do not use it in any way. CDKN does not accept or assume responsibility for any use of or reliance on this email by anyone, other than the intended addressee to the extent agreed in the relevant contract for the matter to which this email relates (if any). 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