Climate change
This topic deals with its causes, symptoms and consequences for nature and people
Global climate protection measures
"The day is fast approaching when climate change escapes all control. It's time for a revolution in political action.“ Chirac, Jaques; former French President
Every year since 1995 there have been UN climate conferences. Industrialized countries, emerging economies and developing countries jointly negotiate international climate change. So far, a protocol was drawn up in 1997 in Kyoto, which established specific greenhouse gas reduction targets for developed countries for the period from 2005 to 2012..
Now watch the following two-part video on international climate protection measures:
Search the Internet for the results of the UN Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen (2009), Cancun (2010), Durban (2011), Doha (2012) and Bonn (2013).
Helpful links
unfccc.int/2860.php
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change
in.reset.org/
Helpful links
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Emission_Trading_Scheme
ec.europa.eu/clima/policies
www.climnet.org
What do you think is the reason that only the industrialised countries had to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Kyoto Protocol?
Sources
Nel/ Sakurai, Heiko/ Schot van der, Bas/ Stuttmann, Klaus/ Hax-Schoppenhorst, Thomas (2008): Prima Klima! St(r)icheleien zur globalen Krise. Aachen: MVG Medienproduktion und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH