As Arctic permafrost rapidly is responding to climate change, Arctic states should do the same
“Human civilisation has never known a time when there has not been sea ice in the Arctic in the summer. We appear to be approaching that time.”
Waleed Abdalati, former NASA Chief Scientist
This spring,...
... sustainability? In order to answer these questions, it is essential to look further and deeper to understand the implications that the current pandemic brings to the table.
Elena Norkina, Sofie Van Canegem:
Insidious Air Pollution. Legal Regimes for Arctic Climate Change
In this article, I argue that the COVID-19 pandemic will compromise the global efforts to preserve the environment if world governments do not adopt a new framework for environmental governance. While environmental improvements have given ...
It is too early to say that a climate-conscious attitude has started to take hold
The International Climate Change Regime
Today’s global climate agenda is supported by various international institutions, and its implementation involves a broad range of measures. We are talking about a complex international regime aimed at preventing climate change....
The Low-Carbon Agenda is Winning over the World Economy
Climate change has long turned from a narrow environmental problem into a significant factor affecting economic processes around the globe. Temperatures on the planet have risen by nearly 1
°
C compared to the pre-industrial era, and scientists have ...
... GHG emissions at 70 percent against 1990 with maximum consideration given to forests and their significance for alleviating climate change consequences and adaptation to these processes
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and Comprehensive Action Plan for its implementation of June 4, 2008 No. 889 "On Measures for Raising the Energy and Ecology-Related Efficiency of the Russian Economy"
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, Federal Law 261-FZ of November 23, 2009 "On Energy Saving ...
The 42nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
took place
in Bonn in early June 2015. The aim of the session was to prepare a climate agreement that could be signed in Paris in December 2015. The meeting failed to make any substantial progress. Participant countries found it difficult ...
A response to “Unraveling the Enigma: Western Expert Community Seeks to Explain Russian Policy” by Dr. Igor Istomin
Climate change and environmental disasters are already challenging the traditional paradigms of constructivism, liberalism and realism. With respect to Dr. Istomin, Ukraine is the least of our worries. Climate action demands a new call for international ...
... Chamber of Commerce. 2011.
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. Cf for example: Fostering Innovation for Green Growth. OECD Publishing. OECD. 2011.
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. Cf for example: From Green Economies to Green Societies. UNESCO. 2011.
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. Cf for example: Mulligan S. Reassessing the Crisis: Ecology and Liberal International Relations. Alternatives: Global, Local, Political. Sage publications. April 2010, No. 35: pp. 137–162.
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. For example: Huebert R., Exner-Pirot H., Lajeunesse A., Gulledge J. Climate Change & International Security: The Arctic as a Bellwether. May 2012; Scheffran J., Brzoska M., Afes-Press H.G., Link P.M., Schilling J. (Eds.). Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict. Challenges for Societal Stability. Hexagon Series ...
... Washington and many European and Australian cities where people came out against carbon dioxide emissions and other noxious gasses. Were these issues central on the event’s agenda?
The New York summit has in fact proven to be a significant stage in climate change negotiations. It was not just a regular conference within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held to discuss the status and prospects for an international climate regime but an extraordinary gathering convened by UN ...
Climate change has risen to the top of the international agenda and is a regular item under consideration at major international arenas including the UN, G8, and G20. Yet, available international instruments like the Kyoto Protocol have proved to be ineffective ...