Governing by expertise: the contested politics of (accounting for) land-based mitigation in a new climate agreement

摘要: This article analyzes the contested politics of including (and accounting for) land-based mitigation in a post-2020 climate agreement. Emissions from land have been only partially included to date within United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol. The Paris Agreement, adopted December 2015 “applicable all” for period, raises possibility unprecedented reliance mitigation. has significant consequences furthering both ambition equity global efforts. Yet, what are these consequences, how they manifested themselves existing (pre-2020) multilateral regime? What role do rules play herein? In addressing questions, we identify key dimensions term “governance by expertise” approach taken date, which served reduce environmental integrity (developed country) Specifically, analyze land-use as site highlight “technicalization politics” underway this realm, obscures political implications date. We conclude considering whether Agreement institutionalizes similar dynamics, doing so.