Climate change policy: an assessment of us foreign policy

In this article the problem of global climate changes as the one of the main current environmental problems was analyzed. The United States is the most important actor in on-going climate change negotiations. It is the greatest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and has the financial resources that...

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Main Authors: A. Kuzembayeva, G. Baikushikova
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2018-04-01
Series:Halyk̦aralyk̦ k̦atynastar ža̋ne halyk̦aralyk̦ k̦u̇k̦yk̦ seriâsì
Online Access:http://ir-law/index.php/1-mo/article/view/770
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Summary:In this article the problem of global climate changes as the one of the main current environmental problems was analyzed. The United States is the most important actor in on-going climate change negotiations. It is the greatest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and has the financial resources that can be used to address climate change on a global scale. In this article, there is attempt to answer the question of the extent the United States has taken on its fair share of the burdens associated with climate change. With this in mind, the article endeavors to answer this question through the making analysis of current (D.Trump), and previous (G.W.Bush and B.Obama) administrations’ policies in this field. The impact of domestic forces were analyzed. It describes the opposing stances on climate change taken by Republican and Democratic leaders. Their policies continuity and essential features were revealed. The authors argue that the strong relationship between natural resource dependence (coal and oil) and opposition to climate policies is a constant feature of the U.S. climate policy debate. Key words: environmental problems, the problem of climate change, foreign policy, greenhouse gases, international cooperation, the Paris Agreement.
ISSN:1563-0285
2618-1215