HOW GLOBAL GOVERNANCE ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE
Keywords:
Climate Change, Global Governance, International Institutions, Global Divide, Climate AgreementsAbstract
Climate change is a persistent problem, and its threat becomes more apparent each day. It’s a unique issue, in that it affects the whole world, but not equally. Historically, the countries that contribute the most to the issue suffer the least. The countries that suffer are the poorer, developing nations of the world, who lack the infrastructure to manage climate change issues. Since it is a global issue, it must be tackled globally. Many international treaties and commitments have attempted to find a solution to this problem, but the threat of it still holds. Unfortunately, climate discussions are marked by disagreement, lack of coherence and animosity between the developed and developing world. Where do these treaties lack? Why are climate change discussions marked by disagreements, and animosity? The aim of the paper is to answer some of these questions by understanding the current approaches to climate change and figuring out the gaps in them
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