EIRP Proceedings, Vol 7 (2012)

Abstract

Climate change, a phenomenon that occurs worldwide, is one of the great challenges of our times. The scientific community has repeatedly drawn policy makers attention to the imperative need to adopt of preventive, mitigation and adaptation measures to what constitutes a threat to the normal course of life on Earth. Adoption and entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, with its ratification by Russia, in February 2005 represented a major step forward in the global struggle against climate change. In this moment, however, the conclusion in 2012 of the commitment period for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases provided by the Protocol, and the brokenness of this period, put in front of the international community the need for further policy measures to prevent and combating climate change and its effects.