Introduction

This article, developed from a speech given at a COP21 side event jointly hosted by the PCA, IBA, ICC Court of Arbitration and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, explores what scope there is for international arbitration to be used in the realm of climate change. The article (1) provides a snapshot of the PCA's experience with international arbitration involving the environment and climate change, (2) sets out how that experience intersects with possible disputes that could arise under the UNFCCC framework, and (3) presents concrete examples of how arbitral procedures might be adapted in the ...