Compliance Institutions for the Kyoto Protocol: A Joint CIEL/WWF Proposal

A joint proposal by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and WWF emphasizing the need for a carefully designed compliance system for the Kyoto Protocol to ensure greenhouse gas emission reduction targets are met.

• The authors argue that establishing an effective compliance system for the Kyoto Protocol is a top priority for Parties and observers in the thirteen months preceding COP-6, as compliance is essential to reversing the trend of greenhouse gas emissions.
• The proposed compliance institutions should be guided by the goal of achieving emission reduction targets to make the environment whole, and should be capable of identifying implementation issues, allowing for Party clarification, directing issues to appropriate bodies, assessing questions transparently, and applying consequences automatically.

APA

Porter, M. (1999). Compliance Institutions for the Kyoto Protocol: A Joint CIEL/WWF Proposal. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/reports/compliance-institutions-for-the-kyoto-protocol-a-joint-cielwwf-proposal-1999-morgan-porter-cc99-3-2/

Chicago

Porter, Morgan. Compliance Institutions for the Kyoto Protocol: A Joint CIEL/WWF Proposal. Center for International Environmental Law, 1999. https://www.ciel.org/reports/compliance-institutions-for-the-kyoto-protocol-a-joint-cielwwf-proposal-1999-morgan-porter-cc99-3-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{porter1999compliance, author = {Porter, Morgan}, title = {{Compliance Institutions for the Kyoto Protocol: A Joint CIEL/WWF Proposal}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {1999}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/compliance-institutions-for-the-kyoto-protocol-a-joint-cielwwf-proposal-1999-morgan-porter-cc99-3-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }