International Environmental International Environmental IssuesIssuesHuge number of TreatiesHuge number of TreatiesENTRI database• Protocol on Substances that Deplete Protocol on Substances that Deplete

the the Ozone Layer (Montreal, 1987) (171)(Montreal, 1987) (171)• United Nations United Nations Framework Convention

on Climate Change (New York, 1992)  on Climate Change (New York, 1992)  (184)(184)

• Convention on Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) (187)(1992) (187)

• Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto, 1997) (88Change (Kyoto, 1997) (88))

Debates over Debates over EnvironmentEnvironment

• US v. Europe, Japan, CanadaUS v. Europe, Japan, Canada

• Industrialized world v. Industrialized world v. Developing worldDeveloping world

• China, India, oil producers v. China, India, oil producers v. everyoneeveryone

Climate ChangeClimate Change• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha

nge (Climate Change reports here) (Climate Change reports here)

• World Meteorological Organization World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• UN Environment Program UN Environment Program (UNEP)

• UN Framework Convention on UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat

• World Bank’s World Bank’s Global Environmental Facility

What Produces Greenhouse Gases?

• Source US Environmental protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/globalghg.html)

Who Produces Greenhouse Gases?

Who Will Produce Them in the Future?

• Source US Environmental protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/globalghg.html)

IPCC Reports

• All IPCC Reports

• IPCC Fifth Assessment Report 2013

• Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, 2012

• Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, 2011, 2011

• Durban Platform, 2011