CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENTS AND CONFERENCES: COMPERATIVE ANALYSIS OF TURKISH POLICIES

Abstract

The biggest threat to human life is not comprised of wars or earthquakes, cancer or AIDS; since Earth is our only planet, global warming and climate change pose the greatest dangers to it. The International Energy Agency anticipates that greenhouse gas emissions will increase 130 percent and oil demand will climb by 70 percent by 2050.1 Without the implementation of necessary precautions, the entire ecological system and all living beings will be devastated. Since all countries share only one atmosphere, all the countries should fight for the global warming together. This article focuses on international climate change law and clean energy policies. This work examines international legislations and conferences on climate change. This work also discusses WTO member’s policies on climate change but concentrates on the United States, the European Union, China and Turkey. This article comprises of five parts. Part one introduces the study it sets the agenda, first provides the abstract of the article and subsequently addresses the studies main questions. Finally, it determines the scope, importance and outline of the article. Part two briefly defines the climate change problem, the causes of the problem, current and future impacts of it. Part three focuses on the Climate Change Agreements and Conferences specifically on World Meteorological Organization, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Part four finally comparatively analysis climate change policies of specific WTO members; the United States, the European Union, China and Turkey. The last part of the article briefly refers back to the main problem of this study, recommends alternative solutions and describes conclusion reached from prior discussion of the article.

Keywords

• climate change
• turkey
• energy

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