In the past decades, the phenomenon of climate change has been a major concern to the international community. Leaders of the world came together to find a solution for the problem that threatening our common home "planet". The international community has taken series of actions in response to the problem by adopting some international agreements. The international community initiative includes drafting measures to achieve the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol) in order to stabilize the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and to prevent dangerous interference with the climate. The article written by Scott Barrett and Robert Stavins analysis the effectiveness of such international protocol while proposing
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The author also reviews the effect of greenhouse gases as the major contributor of global warming and the role of political economy in decision making process of leaders. Also, the author claims that many major states lack specific policy on how to deal climate change and that is why the issue of climate change to never be taken serious in national and international level. The article, paid close attention to the process, objectives and obligations of the different countries to the formation of the Climate Change Convention (Kyoto Protocol) and other international documents such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Furthermore, the authors’ point of view is that many of the countries failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Convention and the issue of climate change is no longer important to the world leaders. “It might seem that if the problem of global climate change were sufficiently serious or perceived to be sufficiently serious, then countries would have incentives to reduce their emissions, and free riding would not arise” (BARRETT, STAVINS ). The author also criticize the international law as they believe the most important weakness of the Conventions relating to climate change are that little or no research initiatives are predicted in the convention. Additionally, the article blames …show more content…
Therefore, all these factors including an increase in human population negatively impacted the climate change as we the people of the world are facing this huge phenomenon in our lives. I agree with the authors and believe that the phenomenon of climate change is mainly related to the increase of greenhouse gases and therefore, the leaders of the world must take practical actions in this regard. As we notice now that the climate change causes many serious problems, such as gradual climate warming, melting ice, rising sea levels, rainfall showers of water, increasing drought, acid rain, threatening human health and species wildlife in different parts of the Earth. Like the author point of view, I also believe that greenhouse gas emission caused by human activity, which poses great risk for the world's climate and there is a need for general pubic consensus in this vital issue. I believe that it will be difficult to solve such a big issue in the context of an international agreement when many of them are not binding on states. “It does not impose emission commitments on developing countries; it provides ineffective incentives for participation; and it generates
The author also reviews the effect of greenhouse gases as the major contributor of global warming and the role of political economy in decision making process of leaders. Also, the author claims that many major states lack specific policy on how to deal climate change and that is why the issue of climate change to never be taken serious in national and international level. The article, paid close attention to the process, objectives and obligations of the different countries to the formation of the Climate Change Convention (Kyoto Protocol) and other international documents such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Furthermore, the authors’ point of view is that many of the countries failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Convention and the issue of climate change is no longer important to the world leaders. “It might seem that if the problem of global climate change were sufficiently serious or perceived to be sufficiently serious, then countries would have incentives to reduce their emissions, and free riding would not arise” (BARRETT, STAVINS ). The author also criticize the international law as they believe the most important weakness of the Conventions relating to climate change are that little or no research initiatives are predicted in the convention. Additionally, the article blames …show more content…
Therefore, all these factors including an increase in human population negatively impacted the climate change as we the people of the world are facing this huge phenomenon in our lives. I agree with the authors and believe that the phenomenon of climate change is mainly related to the increase of greenhouse gases and therefore, the leaders of the world must take practical actions in this regard. As we notice now that the climate change causes many serious problems, such as gradual climate warming, melting ice, rising sea levels, rainfall showers of water, increasing drought, acid rain, threatening human health and species wildlife in different parts of the Earth. Like the author point of view, I also believe that greenhouse gas emission caused by human activity, which poses great risk for the world's climate and there is a need for general pubic consensus in this vital issue. I believe that it will be difficult to solve such a big issue in the context of an international agreement when many of them are not binding on states. “It does not impose emission commitments on developing countries; it provides ineffective incentives for participation; and it generates