Making international law,making carbon markets

Abstract

This article presents an exploratory discussion of Antony Anghie’s history of the making of international law. It provides an accessible introduction to the text and some of the debates surrounding its key arguments. The article goes on to explore Anghie’s arguments in the context of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Anghie’s arguments are used to foreground the colonial encounter in carbon market systems, with implications for discussions of Article 6 at the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow late in 2021.