International Politics of Climate Change: A Study of Issues and Challenges

Abstract

The problem of Climate Change has become an enormous political and policy issue, at the same
time it is also a conceptual and deliberative challenge. Global temperature is increasing day by
day because of human caused greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, and this warming is affecting
both nature and human wellbeing. There is an urgent need to address the problem of climate
change with all its related issues. While international environmental law has achieved notable
successes and International legal programs to deal with climate change are already well underway.
Indian climate politics continues to be focused on climate change as a foreign policy concern, and
centred on climate negotiations; in a manner that is consistent with India’s development needs
and foreign policy concerns. The present paper explores the international climate change politics;
negotiation process and domestic policy. It also investigates the issues of fairness and equity in
the international climate change law and policy.