Ngwadla, Xolisa2014-07-182014-07-182014Ngwadla, X. 2014. An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement. Climate Policy, vol. 14(1), pp 8-161469-3062http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14693062.2014.857199http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7508Copyright: 2014 Taylor & Francis. This is the rpe-print. The definitive version is published in Climate Policy, vol. 14(1), pp 8-16Equity is a highly contentious but essential area of negotiation, if a stable and effective international climate agreement with broad participation is to be achieved. Three perspectives on the magnitude dimensions of equity are identified that need consideration in the process of formulating an agreement: agreement on a ‘safe’ temperature goal; agreement on the required global effort; and agreement on a fair division of contributions. The opportunities are explored for reconciling these perspectives in an operational framework for equity. Specifically, this means the importance of the adopted a global temperature goal of below 28C temperature increase by the end of the century. In addition, an initial approach to quantifying adaption costs is suggested, while the importance of arriving at a global mitigation goal is emphasized. It is argued that finance and technology support commensurate with the required global mitigation and adaptation effort is an important element of equity.enAdaptionBurden sharingClimate regimeCO2 reductionEquityArticleNgwadla, X. (2014). An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7508Ngwadla, Xolisa "An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7508Ngwadla X. An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7508.TY - Article AU - Ngwadla, Xolisa AB - Equity is a highly contentious but essential area of negotiation, if a stable and effective international climate agreement with broad participation is to be achieved. Three perspectives on the magnitude dimensions of equity are identified that need consideration in the process of formulating an agreement: agreement on a ‘safe’ temperature goal; agreement on the required global effort; and agreement on a fair division of contributions. The opportunities are explored for reconciling these perspectives in an operational framework for equity. Specifically, this means the importance of the adopted a global temperature goal of below 28C temperature increase by the end of the century. In addition, an initial approach to quantifying adaption costs is suggested, while the importance of arriving at a global mitigation goal is emphasized. It is argued that finance and technology support commensurate with the required global mitigation and adaptation effort is an important element of equity. DA - 2014 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Adaption KW - Burden sharing KW - Climate regime KW - CO2 reduction KW - Equity LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 1469-3062 T1 - An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement TI - An operational framework for equity in the 2015 agreement UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7508 ER -