Common Contracts
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Esther Shari Kosa*Paris Agreement • February 19th, 2020
Non-state actors such as NGOs, private enterprises or cities have been participating in climate action for a long time without having any written rights or obligations. The ffaris Agreement from December 2015 is a first important step in including non-state actors in an official way as it leaves it up to each individual state to determine national contributions (NDCs) and hereby opens the opportunity for non-state actors for a stronger participation. The wide range of activities such as their involvement in the Climate Change Conferences, private standard setting, surveillance of the implementation of the NDCs or suing governments for the violation of environmental regulations show the increasing importance of their cooperation in this field. However, due to a lack of formal rights their options of making a sufficient impact on climate change are still limited. That gives occasion to reevaluate the system of international law and adjust it to the transnationality of climate change part
