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VOL. 6, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Growing attention on environmental law; Special emphasis on the plight of the third world countries
Authors
Kashish Khanna
Abstract
In the 21st century, an economy-centric era, though late,
but the realization that environmental sustenance is inevitable for economic
sustenance has come fourth aggressively. This delay has its own
drawbacks. The warmest decade on record, 2011–2020, saw an alarming increase
in the rate of climate change. According to a recent World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) assessment, persistently growing concentrations of
greenhouse gases have accelerated the melting of ice and the rise in sea level,
while also driving record highs in land and ocean temperatures. According to
the study "the Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration,"
far more aggressive climate action is required in order to try to keep the rise
in global temperature to no more than 1.5°C over the pre-industrial period [1].
Furthermore, the report on International Methane Emissions by UNEP gives
decision makers a framework for tracking and monitoring methane emissions.
Also, as per WMO, the globe is very far from fulfilling its climate targets [2].
Thus, protection of environment by the enforcement of environmental laws has
become extremely essential. In India, environmental laws are granted under the
Environment Protection Act and globally many Treaties like, MARPOL, BBNJ, Rio
Declaration, NAFTA, POP etc. Are these treaties credible enough? Now, to combat
the situation and prevent it from worsening the nation states are expected to
invest time and money in the protection of the environment [3]. The
world’s largest economies can be assumed to have the resources and financing to
achieve this. But what about the third world countries suffering from poverty?
What are the poverty statistics of these countries? Can they be expected to
this task without any aid? Should they be provided aid to achieve it? Is there
a rising need of a global funding mechanism to cure the issue? Can the better
off countries be convinced to help the third world countries in a scenario
where another world war is anticipated soon? All these questions shall be
answered by the end of the research paper. The research methodology shall be
doctrinal and any limitation in scope may be subject to geographical and time
constraints.
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Pages:91-94
How to cite this article:
Kashish Khanna "Growing attention on environmental law; Special emphasis on the plight of the third world countries". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 6, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 91-94
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