The third in a series of posts on common but differentiated responsibilities. You can read the first here. The world has changed markedly since the phrase “common but differentiated responsibilites” was first framed in 1994. It has changed even more markedly since the underlying concepts were first debated in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In those days the distribution of wealth and poverty across the world could … Continue reading How relevant are “common but differentiated responsibilities” today?

The second in a series of posts on common but differentiated responsibilities. You can read the first here. Concerns about the effect that greenhouse gases were having on the climate led the UN General Assembly to endorse the creation of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change in 1988. It published its first report in 1990 which concluded that: emissions resulting from human activities are substantially … Continue reading Where did “common but differentiated responsibilities” come from?