The return of carbon offsetting? The discursive legitimation of new market arrangements in the Paris climate regime

The current commitments under the Paris Agreement are not enough to achieve the 1,5 °C target. Even if states comply with their national targets, temperatures will increase between 2.4 °C and 3.8 °C; in average 3 °C (CAT, 2018). Hence, governments and international organizations hope that non-state...

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Main Authors: Mareike Blum, Eva Lövbrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Earth System Governance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811619300278