ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN JOINT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL - A Brief Study of Possible Disputes and Remedies Available to Private Participants in International Carbon Emission Reduction Projects

Sander Simonetti

No 2010/08, RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute

Abstract: The Kyoto Protocol has not only created carbon emission reduction obligations for industrialized countries, but also opportunities for the private sector to participate in its "flexible mechanisms". One of these mechanisms is Joint Implementation, which allows private legal entities to engage in international emission reduction projects that generate tradable emission rights. Private parties can act as verifiers of the emission reductions achieved by such projects, or as buyers of the generated emission rights (which can be used for compliance under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme). During the Joint Implementation project cycle, these private parties can become involved in several types of disputes with various counterparties. This paper explores the legal remedies available to such private parties. Long-term private sector investment and contribution to the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol are more likely to occur in a stable regulatory environment, which requires a certain degree of legal protection. This includes proper access to justice in case disputes arise.

Keywords: carbon; climate change; global warming; Kyoto Protocol; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Copenhagen Accord; EU Emissions Trading Scheme; Directive 2003/87/EC; Directive 2004/101/EC; flexible mechanisms; market mechanisms; International Emissions Trading; Joint Implementation; Clean Development Mechanism; human rights; access to justice; immunity from jurisdiction; private party remedies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01-29
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