Jutta Wieding

TL;DR: In this paper, the Paris Agreement of December 2015 is subject to much criticism of being inadequate, and therefore neglects its very ambitious objective, which limits legally-binding global warming to 1.5 to 2.8 degrees in comparison to pre-industrial levels.

TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative analysis of which regulatory options there are to align livestock farming with the legally binding environmental objectives, in particular the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of geoengineering and solar radiation management under international law is analyzed and it is shown that from the perspective of human rights, the Paris Agreement, and precautionary principle the phasing-out of fossil fuels and the reduction in consumption of livestock products as well as nature-based approaches such as sustainable and thus climate and biodiversity-smart forests, peatland, and agricultural management strongly prevail before geoengineering in particular.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze an area of climate governance which is currently undergoing fast developments on the EU and international level: land use and in particular, agricultural land use, and show that current climate policies in the EU as a whole, but particularly land use policies, prove to be of little use in achieving the ambitious temperature limit set out in Article 2 Paragraph 1 of the Paris Agreement.

Abstract: This article will show which legal measures could lead to more sound use of phosphorus, and which might not. From the perspective of natural science, there are varying accounts as to how long phosphorus will still be available. It is, however, undisputed that phosphorus is a finite resource with vital importance to humankind. It is also certain that overusing phosphorus causes environmental damage further increased by permanent application. In this context, the usage of phosphorus from stocks contaminated by heavy metals might increasingly become an issue. Regulatory policy incentives are required towards establishing more sound phosphorus use with increased focus on recycling. So far, phosphorus has involved tentative proclamations rather than legally binding measures. However, classical regulatory measures directed at single actions – the command-and-control approach – will not suffice in addressing resource and environmental problems, as phosphorus problems are more appropriately viewed as quantity problems. Additional economic instruments are needed in order to avoid enforcement deficits, rebound and shifting effects, and to promote recycling while decreasing phosphorus consumption. These economic instruments would also help in addressing several environmental problems regarding land use, resources, biodiversity loss and climate change all at once.