Węzłowe problemy prawa ochrony klimatu
General problems of Climate Law

Summary/Abstract: The problem of climate change cannot be solved by any single country. Because of the global dimensions of climate change, policymakers have attempted to address it at an international level through treaty law. The Unit¬ed Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate change. Opened for signature in 1992, the UNFCCC has 195 Parties (194 nation-states and 1 regional economic integration organization, the European Union), and thus includes nearly every country in the world. The law relevant to climate change is not just environmental. Greenhouse gas emission stem from behaviors at the core of economies around the world, and the effects of climate change will fundamentally alter life in many places. A legal treatment of climate change must think comprehensively and creatively about what types of law help to frame the problem and must be involved in solutions.

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