International environmental agreements 

Services

COWI’s consulting services cover planning and evaluation of the institutional, administrative, legal, environmental engineering and socio-economic aspects of implementing international agreements in the EU, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.

Areas of expertise

COWI's particular areas of expertise and practical experience include:

• the Kyoto Protocol
• the Montreal Protocol
• the Aarhus Convention
• the Stockholm Convention
• the Rotterdam Convention
• the Basel Convention
• the TBT Convention

COWI is involved in the concept of flexible mechanisms: Joint Implementation (JI), Cleaner Development Mechanisms (CDM) and international trade in CO2 quotas.

Typical assignments

Typical projects with international agreements involve:

• planning of national implementation
• inventories of emissions and pollutant contributions
• development of adjustment mechanisms, such as taxes/duties, trade in emission permits, bans, information campaigns, etc.
• organisation and delegation of administrative responsibilities
• investment needs, costs and sources of finance

Customers

We assist public authorities, industry and representative organisations in implementing and complying with environmental agreements.