The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options

The document analyzes the design of the Article 15 committee of the Paris Agreement, arguing that its effectiveness depends on balancing three key areas: the referral process for individual Parties, the measures the committee can employ, and the operational guidance defining the committee's discretion.

• The Article 15 mechanism, which consists of an expert-based committee, is intended to support and assist Parties, both individually and collectively, in achieving the long-term goals and purpose of the Paris Agreement.
• To establish an effective committee, Parties must find a balance across three central design issues: the process for referring individual Parties to the committee, the specific measures the committee is permitted to use, and the overarching operational guidance that limits the committee's discretion to provide assurance to Parties.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options. https://www.wri.org/research/mechanism-facilitate-implementation-and-promote-compliance-paris-agreement-design-options

Chicago

World Resources Institute. The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/mechanism-facilitate-implementation-and-promote-compliance-paris-agreement-design-options.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendmechanism, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/mechanism-facilitate-implementation-and-promote-compliance-paris-agreement-design-options}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }