International Climate Law: The Effectiveness of NDC Targets in the Paris Agreement with Respect to Developing and Developed Countries
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International Climate Law: The Effectiveness of NDC Targets in the Paris Agreement with Respect to Developing and Developed Countries

Shuting Pan 1*
1 Stanford Online High School
*Corresponding author: williampan0921@gmail.com
Published on 11 July 2025
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Abstract

Ever since the realization of climate change in the 19th century, the world has faced an unprecedented and paramount obstacle that it must face collectively. Climate change poses significant threats globally to ecosystems, economies, and societies in general; therefore, it requires coordinated action at all levels of governance. International climate law sprang up in the 20th and 21st centuries as an effort to combat this issue by agglomerating international parties. Among these frameworks, the Paris Agreement stands out as the most recent and influential climate treaty. This paper explicitly analyzes this agreement through the lens of its Nationally Determined Contributions structure and its effectiveness for developing and developed countries. Via the examination of scholarly views as well as several case studies, the results present a gap within the current international climate framework. With this in mind, this research proposes several recommendations in light of these findings, hoping to enhance international cooperation for this climate concern.

Keywords:

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Paris Agreement, Developing Countries, Developed Countries

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Pan,S. (2025). International Climate Law: The Effectiveness of NDC Targets in the Paris Agreement with Respect to Developing and Developed Countries. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,105,101-116.

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Pan,S. (2025). International Climate Law: The Effectiveness of NDC Targets in the Paris Agreement with Respect to Developing and Developed Countries. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,105,101-116.

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