Politics of Global Warming
There is a very complex political aspect to global warming, similar to economic aspect. Here are some questions for you to consider:
- Why is there disagreements among politicians on global warming?
- What did the politicians agree on in Paris?
- Why some politicians believe global warming is the most important issue of our time?
- Why some politicians don't even believe in global warming and think nothing should be done?
Related Cases:
Kyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the following premises:
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Paris AgreementThe Paris Agreement is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020. An agreement on the language of the treaty was negotiated by representatives of 195 countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Paris and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015. It was signed on 22 April 2016 (Earth Day) by 175 UNFCCC members, 15 of which immediately ratified it. It has not entered into force.
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