Contents

pp v-viii

Acknowledgments

pp ix-ix

Introduction

pp x-xii

I - WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT

World Energy Assessment: United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs, World Energy Council, World Energy Assessment and the Challenge of Sustainability (2000)

pp 1-30

II - INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Framework Convention on Climate Change

pp 31-44

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

pp 45-57

Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

pp 58-59

Decision of the Council Establishing an International Energy Agency of the Organisation

pp 60-62

Agreement on an International Energy Program (IEP)

pp 63-80

III - INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

pp 81-84

Millennium Declaration

pp 85-90

Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

pp 91-95

Declaration on the Right to Development

pp 96-98

World Charter for Nature

pp 99-101

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

pp 102-104

The Earth Charter (As endorsed by UNESCO and IUCN)

pp 105-110

IV - ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Plan of Implementation for the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development

pp 111-156

Decision of the Commission on Sustainable Development, Ninth Session

pp 157-166

Recommendation of the Council on Environmentally Favourable Energy Options and Their Implementation

pp 167-169

Recommendation of the Council on Improving the Environmental Performance of Public Procurement

pp 170-171

Recommendation of the Council on Traffic Limitation and Low-cost Improvement of the Urban Environment

pp 172-172

V - SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS

European Energy Charter Conference: Final Act, Energy Charter Treaty, Decisions and Additional Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Aspects

pp 173-197

Additional Protocol to the Energy Charter Treaty on Energy Efficiency and Related Matters

pp 198-203

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

pp 204-218