Foreword, Christiana Figueres
Part I: Introductory Chapters
1: Introduction: Scientific and Political Drivers for the Agreement
A. Background and the Role of Science, Andreas Fischlin
B. Politics, Economics, and Society, Maria Ivanova
2: Foundations for the Paris Agreement
A. The Legal and Policy Framework of the United Nations Climate Change Regime, Joanna Depledge Conference
B. Pre-2020 Climate Action and teh Emergent Role of Non-party Stakeholders, Andrew Higham
3: The Negotiating History of the Paris Agreement, Jane Bulmer, Meinhard Doelle, and Daniel Klein
4: Central Concepts in the Paris Agreement and How They Evolved, Lavanya Rajamani and Emmanuel Guérin
5: The Legal Form of the Paris Agreement and Nature of its Obligations, Ralph Bodle and Sebastian Oberthür
Part II: Analysis of the Provisions of the Agreement
6: Contextual Provisions (Preamble and Article 1), María Pía Carazo
7: Objective (Article 2.1), Halldór Thorgeirsson
8: Guiding Principles and General Obligation (Article 2.2 and Article 3), Lavanya Rajamani
9: Mitigation (Article 4), Harald Winkler
10: Conserving and Enhancing Sinks and Reservoirs of Greenhouse Gases, including Forests (Article 5), Antonio La Viña and Alaya de Leon
11: Voluntary Cooperation (Article 6), Andrew Howard
12: Adaptation (Article 7), Irene Suárez and Angela Churie
13: Loss and Damage (Article 8), Linda Siegele
14: Climate Finance (Article 9), Jorge Gastelumendi and Inka Gnittke
15: Technology Development and Transfer (Article 10), Heleen de Coninck and Ambuj Sagar
16: Capacity-Building (Article 11), Crispin D´Auvergne and Matti Nummelin
17: Education, Training, Public Awareness, Participation and Access to Information (Article 12), Jeniffer Hanna Collado
18: Transparency (Article 13), Yamide Dagnet and Kelly Levin
19: Global Stocktake (Article 14), Jürgen Friedrich
20: Facilitating Implementation of and Promoting Compliance (Article 15), Yamide Dagnet and Eliza Northrop
21: Institutional Arrangements and Final Clauses (Articles 16-29), Christina Voigt
Part III: Concluding Reflections
22: Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses, Meinhard Doelle
23: Implications for Public International Law, María Pía Carazo and Daniel Klein
24: Epilogue, Andrew Higham
Selected Bibliography