Search: Climate Change,Ecology (10 materials)

Will the Current Pandemic Compromise Global Efforts Towards the Fight Against Climate Change?

... 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 ...

08.06.2020

How Dare You! The UN and the Climate Agenda

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....

18.10.2019

Fifty Shades of Green

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 ...

28.02.2019

Global Action against Climate Change: Time to Join Forces

... 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 [11] . On the whole, Russia is implementing diverse measures within ... ... [12] 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" [13] , Federal Law 261-FZ of November 23, 2009 "On Energy Saving ...

02.02.2016

Meeting on Climate in Bonn Failed to Make the Air Cleaner

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 ...

19.06.2015

Climate Change & Social Media: Redefining ‘Realism’

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 ...

17.04.2015

The Trend of Studying Environmental Issues in Contemporary Foreign IR Research

... Chamber of Commerce. 2011. 28 . Cf for example: Fostering Innovation for Green Growth. OECD Publishing. OECD. 2011. 29 . Cf for example: From Green Economies to Green Societies. UNESCO. 2011. 30 . 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. 31 . 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 ...

15.01.2015

UN Climate Summit: Are Countries Ready To Go Green Together?

... 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 ...

08.10.2014

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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