The participation of the European Community and the Member States in the international climate change regimes is a complex issue. In the case of the Kyoto Prool, this is rendered more complicated by the fact that for the purposes of Article 4 of the Kyoto Prool, the membership of the European Community and Member States is frozen at a particular point in time.
The result of this is that under International Law the European Community and a part of the Member States (EU15) have agreed to jointly fulfil some of those obligations whereas under Community Law all Member States share a certain degree of responsibility to meet the obligations created by the Kyoto Prool.
This book analyses in great detail the Kyoto Prool and its obligations, as well as the discrepancies between International Law and Community Law in that regard. The book is a useful tool for academics, practitioners, consultants and all stakeholders operating in the field of environmental law and climate change.
Leonardo Massai is a legal expert and lecturer in International and EU Environmental Law and Climate Change.