Conflicts of interest (COIs) have the capacity to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of decision-making in international legal fora. The issue of COIs has recently become a contentious issue within the international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Despite an emerging debate on COIs, key issues regarding engagement with certain non-state actors, and the reforms that could be implemented in response, remain to be systematically addressed. This article therefore examines best practice for addressing COIs in international fora to see how this might inform management of the issue within the UNFCCC. We find that protecting the integrity and legitimacy of the UNFCCC will likely require its Conference of the Parties to clearly define COIs and to adopt a process for their management. This reform will bring the UNFCCC into line with best practices in global governance and improve prospects for more effective international law on climate change.

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清除空气：避免联合国气候变化框架公约内的利益冲突

利益冲突 (COI) 有能力破坏国际法律论坛决策的完整性和合法性。COI 问题最近成为联合国气候变化框架公约（UNFCCC）下国际谈判中的一个有争议的问题。尽管关于利益冲突的辩论正在兴起，但有关与某些非国家行为者接触的关键问题以及可以作为回应实施的改革仍有待系统解决。因此，本文研究了在国际论坛上解决 COI 的最佳实践，以了解这可能如何为 UNFCCC 内的问题管理提供信息。我们发现，保护 UNFCCC 的完整性和合法性可能需要其缔约方大会明确定义 COI 并采用其管理流程。