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Australia's Contribution to Environmental Law and Climate Change.
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AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND CLIMATE CHANGE BY SARAH BONE INTRODUCTION: Climate change is considered to be among the most serious threats to the sustainability of the world's environment, the health and well being of its people, and the global economy. Therefore it is essential that relevant government authorities take the appropriate actions in order to prevent further climate alteration. This paper will focus upon the attempts made by the Australian Government to ameliorate the impacts of climate change by committing the nation to a number of international instruments. These active tools include instruments such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and the Montreal Protocol, all of which are aimed at solving the problem of climate change. It is hoped that this paper will explore the international obligations associated with the application of these instruments in relation...
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