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- European Union
- [[European Commission]]
- The United States of America - the second largest GHG’s emitter - In 2015, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,587 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents<ref>Article “Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks”, retrieved from: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks</ref> - with Trump as the new president and his 's very well known support of the fossil fuel industries, as well as cynicism on climate change, will industry and the US opt recent drop out of the Paris Agreement?, the USA environemntal policy could severely weaken the chances of mitigating climate change.
- Developing countries
- Climate vulnerable countries
- G20
- [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate vulnerable countriesChange (UNFCCC)]]
- International court of justice
- The European Economic and Social Committee
- Fossil Fuels' Industry
'''<big>Conclusion</big>'''
The planet's average surface temperature has risen 1.1 degrees Celsius and global sea level rose about 20 cm since the late 19th century. The earth’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate and the consequences have started to show worldwide.<ref>Article "Climate Change, hw do we know?", retrieved from: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/</ref>
People are being forced to leave their homes, losing their lives and more and more human rights are being threatened due to climate change, especially minorities’.
The EU has had a historically valuable role in the climate justice fight, with its groundbreaking policies, conferences, research support, external policies and monetary aids. However, how far can the EU impact the reality of climate change whilst other developed countries, like the USA, turn its back to their historical duties to the rest of the world? How far can the EU impact climate change whilst safeguarding the right to development of developing countries?
<big>'''Questions'''</big>
Can the EU fight climate change within the existing framework?
<big>'''Relevant Links'''</big>
- Article “Climate change cooperation with non-EU countries”, retrieved from: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/international/cooperation_en
- Article "How climate change battles are increasingly being fought, and won, in court", retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/08/how-climate-change-battles-are-increasingly-being-fought-and-won-in-court
- Article "Is a Successful Ecological Turnaround of Capitalism Possible?", retrieved from: https://www.boell.de/de/node/272493