The first of series of posts exploring the concept of common but differentiated responsibilities. “Common but differentiated responsibilities”, often abbreviated as CBDR (or even CBDRRC for “common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities”) , is a phrase that was embedded in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which was launched at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Article 3 … Continue reading What on earth are “common but differentiated responsibilities”?