Polityka UE wobec zmian klimatycznych

• Authors: Zuzanna Wolska

Title variants

EN

EU POLICY TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Climate Change is a global issue, which is to be solved by the present generation. The leader of the fight against climate change is EU, which has declared ambitious CO2 reduction targets, promotes renewable energy sources, realizes mechanisms such as cap-and-trade, Carbon Capture and Storage and the world largest emission trade system - EU ETS. This makes EU the most important player on the world stage of the fight against climate changes. Nevertheless, EU has to solve its own internal disagreement over what actions should be taken within the climate policy. This study describes the emerging of EU climate policy in successive Treaties and in the most important documents, as well as the role of the common institutions together with the European Environment Agency, in the process of creating this policy. Climate policy is supported by financial instruments, such as VII Frame Program or structural funds and numerous mechanisms, i.e. the EMAS or The European PRTR. The study discusses crucial assumptions and targets of the most important documents, including the European Climate Change Program, The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control directive or so called 3x20 targets and Climate Action initiatives. EU encourages developing countries to take part in international efforts to work out a document, which would constitute the basis for cooperation in the field of climate change. Working out the agreement, which would prolong and bring new commitments within the UN Frame Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, is crucial. This study examines results of the meetings of the parties to the Convention and the Protocol.

Keywords

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CLIMATE CHANGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; EUROPEAN CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM; EUROPEAN INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION; CONTROL DIRECTIVE

• Publisher: Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 59-84

Contributors

author

Zuzanna Wolska

• Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Al. Niepodległości 22, 02-653 Warszawa, Poland