The issue of Climate Change

1. Regime Theory

1.1. International Environment Regime Theory

2. Covid-19

2.1. How has it changed the way politicians handle climate change?

2.2. Will it prevent countries from spending money on sustainablity?

2.2.1. Will the aftermath of the pandemic be like after the financial crisis (drop in GHG and pollution followed by increase)?

2.3. Governments can make drastic changes, and change the patterns/habits of the population when in crisis

3. Sustainable development after a crisis

3.1. Easier or harder?

3.2. If not now, will it ever be possible?

3.3. Drastic change

4. Capitalism

4.1. Fear of loosing growth standing in the way of sustainable development

5. Hyphothesis

5.1. We presume capitalism (need for growth) to be the main obstacle in terms of global sustainable development

5.1.1. how do you solve this issue or begin to?

5.2. As constructivists we presume that all people view the issue of climate change differently, why a global change might be difficult

6. Paris Agreement

6.1. The role of non state actors

6.2. The US?

6.3. Voluntary/soft law

6.4. Case study; Denmark & ?

6.5. How unlikely is to reach the agreement?

7. Constructivism

7.1. Different views on the world/climate change

7.2. Discourse?

7.3. Are the ideologies/theories that politicians believe in standing in the way of a sustainable transition?

7.3.1. Are the old theories on sustainable transition/development even still eligible?

8. Sovereignty

8.1. Power

8.1.1. obstacle for collaboration

8.2. Hegemon vs. small states

8.2.1. hegemony needed to create change?

8.3. Treaties needed?

9. Democracy??

9.1. Is the want of being re-elected standing in the way of politicians taking any drastic decisions?

9.1.1. Short term goals are more important than long term strategies

9.2. Why has even a country like Denmark, where there is a large public support of green solutions, not taken more drastic decisions and spent more money on green solutions?

9.2.1. Denmark needs to be a role model

9.2.2. Combustion plants

9.2.2.1. Amager Bakke

9.2.2.2. not a sustainable solution long term

9.2.3. https://epi.yale.edu/epi-results/2020/country/dnk

9.2.4. 10 Most Green Countries In World In Europe, US Ranks 24 On Environment