Analysis Of The International Climate Change Mechanism

With its far-reaching impacts on people's way of life and social development, climate change has become established as the major environmental issue on the international agenda. The dangers posed by climate change are potentially monumental, requiring global action by the international community if they are to be reduced and mitigated. The signing of 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 1997 Kyoto Protocol have laid a solid foundation for the establishment and development of an international regime to deal with climate change.This paper consists of five parts. The first part briefly introduces the basic knowledge concerning climate change, including its characters and the related research work. The second part discusses the main contents and characteristics of the international climate change regime. The third part analyses the effectiveness of climate change regime and some major elements that will have impact on the regime's effectiveness. The forth part focuses on the future perspective of the climate change regime and the last part outlines some thoughts on China's participation in the climate change regime.