Legislations to Cope with Climate Change:A Comparative Study and its Enlightenment to China
It has entered a crucial period to address climate change.Different countries promulgate domestic law and relevant specific law to fulfill their commitment pursuant to the common but differentiated responsibility,which proposed in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol.Their experience in legislation showed that there is no direct relationship between specific lawmaking and the camp a country belongs to or the condition of legal system in that country.On the contrary,it has been strongly connected to the international obligation,the suffering from climate change,the attitude to respond such challenge.There is no specific law in this area in China.While it is indispensable for several concerns,the author believed that to make Climate Change Act by drawing lessons on the experience of other countries as well as involving Chinese characteristics is the best choice for China.