The international community has failed to take significant action on the issue of climate change
‘The international community has failed
To take action over Climate Change’ Discuss
Climate Change refers to the change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. It has resulted in increases in temperatures, rising sea levels, extinction of wildlife and more frequent and more severe weather events. There have been many international conferences on the issue of Climate Change in the past 25 years that suggests that action has been attempted, and quite possibly successful. However, the international community is anarchic society that is motivated by individual countries self-interest and has no global policeman - suggesting that no significant action has or will be taken over the issue of climate change.
The first point that would support the statement is the fact that the world is arguably still in debate whether climate change is actually happening. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) only concluded that climate change was a manmade reality in 2007, and many nations still believe that climate change is simply a cyclical pattern in CO2 levels as we’ve seen throughout the world’s history. As climate change is a global problem, it needs a global response to tackle it. However if not everyone is in agreement on the cause of climate change, a multinational response is impossible. So it could easily be said that the international community has failed to act on the problem of climate change because they are still in debate as to what the cause is, and thus they have not united together as a whole to combat the issue. There is still no consensus view on what is happening to our climate, and the states that do not think climate change is anthropogenic are not willing to cooperate on the issue. Therefore action is limited to a few states that do believe climate change is our fault, and these nations have
To take action over Climate Change’ Discuss
Climate Change refers to the change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. It has resulted in increases in temperatures, rising sea levels, extinction of wildlife and more frequent and more severe weather events. There have been many international conferences on the issue of Climate Change in the past 25 years that suggests that action has been attempted, and quite possibly successful. However, the international community is anarchic society that is motivated by individual countries self-interest and has no global policeman - suggesting that no significant action has or will be taken over the issue of climate change.
The first point that would support the statement is the fact that the world is arguably still in debate whether climate change is actually happening. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) only concluded that climate change was a manmade reality in 2007, and many nations still believe that climate change is simply a cyclical pattern in CO2 levels as we’ve seen throughout the world’s history. As climate change is a global problem, it needs a global response to tackle it. However if not everyone is in agreement on the cause of climate change, a multinational response is impossible. So it could easily be said that the international community has failed to act on the problem of climate change because they are still in debate as to what the cause is, and thus they have not united together as a whole to combat the issue. There is still no consensus view on what is happening to our climate, and the states that do not think climate change is anthropogenic are not willing to cooperate on the issue. Therefore action is limited to a few states that do believe climate change is our fault, and these nations have