Contemporary Urban Affairs
2017, Volume 1, Number 3, pages 38– 42
Global Warming and Climate Change: A Critique on International Law and Policy
* Dr. Lisa P Lukose 1
1 University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha...
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Contemporary Urban Affairs
2017, Volume 1, Number 3, pages 38– 42
Global Warming and Climate Change: A Critique on International Law and Policy
* Dr. Lisa P Lukose 1
1 University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
E mail: drlisarobin@ipu.ac.in
A B S T R A C T
Global warming and climate change, a multidisciplinary topic is a matter of international concern. There are some international environmental treaties related to global warming and climate change. The most significant international agreement in this area is - UNFCCC - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 and ratified by 195 countries. It mainly deals with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020. The Kyoto Protocol which extends the 1992 UNFCC mandates State Parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: its two basic premises are - global warming exis
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