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The Research And Revelation Of The Climate Change Bill

Posted on:2012-09-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LuanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2131330332490528Subject:Environment and Resources Protection Law
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With the fast development of the economic, the environmental problems become more and more serious, Mainly carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions more and more, The resulting global climate change is becoming the focus. Great damage to climate change makes the survival of the human environment has become increasingly harsh, Perhaps one day the scene in movie "2012" really falling on our head. Positively tackling climate change, develop" low-carbon economy" has become an important task of the world. Developing "low-carbon economy", on the one hand, a positive commitment to environmental responsibility, to complete the requirements of the national energy saving targets, on the other hand is to adjust the economic structure, improve energy efficiency, development of new industries, construction of ecological civilization. It's the inevitable choice to achieve economic development and resource protection win-win situation.In the international context of the worldwide strongly advocated "low-carbon economy", Britain as an actively advocate and pioneer of global response to climate change, development of "low-carbon economy" Formally adopted "The Climate Change Bill" in 2008, becomes the first country to make the law On carbon emissions, and Published a detailed "British low-carbon transition" National Strategic Plan."The Climate Change Bill" was an ordinary Member's Bill drafted by Friends of the Earth, submitted to the UK parliament on April 7, 2005. After a detailed review of prior legislation and intense debate of the upper and lower houses, formally adopted into law in the November 26, 2008 .The Bill is divided into six chapters, thirty two sections, totally one hundred and one item. Chapter one, Carbon emissions and Carbon Budget; Chapter two, The Committee on Climate Change; Chapter three, Trading scheme; Chapter four, Climate change's impacts and response; Chapter five, Other terms; Chapter six, General supplementary provisions. The carbon emissions and carbon budget, the panel on climate change, the reading scheme are the highlights of this bill.This article will make deep research on the "Climate change bill", point out the significance of this bill, focus on the bill's main framework and content, for instance, the requirement of "Carbon emissions" and "carbon budget" , and the establishment of the Committee on Climate Change——the statutory bodies which is in charge of controlling carbon emissions targets. Then leads to the inspiration and reference of our country's relevant legislation, improves our legislative work. Considering of our country's external and domestic context, it is very necessary for us to carry out specific legislation to address climate change work, but we also should take consideration of our conditions. Different from the legislative model of British "climate change bill", we should use the legislative model with more Chinese characteristics. At the same time, this article details the principle, the specific framework and contents of our country's special legislation to address climate change.China is in an important stage of the fast development of industrialization and urbanization. Developing economic task is very arduous, so face more severe challenges than developed countries in the field of climate change. Law has the characteristics of normative, authoritative, and Compulsory, Through special legislation to address climate change can shows China's determination of actively respond to climate change and developing "low-carbon economy".?...
Keywords/Search Tags:Climate change, The Climate Change Bill, low-carbon economy, Legislation
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