Resetting International Law Linkages: COP 20 Mechanisms and Protocols

• Autor: Ferrey, Steven
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: inglés; español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/12467
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/12467
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Derecho Ambiental; Economía verde; Cambio climático; COP 20; Reducción Certificada de Emisiones (RCE); Mecanismo de desarrollo limpio (MDL); Gases de efecto invernadero (GEI); Environmental Law; Green economy; Climate change; Certified Emission Reductions (CERs); Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Greenhouse gas (GHG)

The article reviews the experiences of programs to promote renewable energy in Southeast Asian countries and proposes some learned lessons that can be useful in the context of COP 20 to promote renewable energy.The article analyzes the rates and mechanisms of promotion used in countries such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam, that are led by the World Bank. These mechanisms are used as a legal basis that proposes successful tested alternatives and its usefulness is that renewable energies can be implemented within the current legal structure of international environmental law.In conclusion, it is the correct timing for the COP 20 to secure funds and international legal mechanisms that promote sustainable energy infrastructure.