Natural Environment and Energy: International Conflicts and Cooperation 223241-D
Wykład (WYK) Semestr zimowy 2024/25

General characteristics of conflicts in the field of use and protection of the natural environment

An overview of the most important international conflicts in the field of use and protection of individual elements of the natural environment

International conflict in the field of total demand for environmental resources; ecological footprint concept

Economic growth versus environment: developed and developing nations perspective.

Energy as a commodity in the global economy; conflicts on the supply side

Use of energy resources; conflicts on the demand side

Technical progress: hope for resolving conflicts in the field of energy

Environmental protection in the theory of economics

Challenges of environmental policy

Environmental policy in the EU.

International climate cooperation

Selected international conventions in the field of environmental protection

International economic negotiations

International trade as a factor increasing the threat to the natural environment

Trade policy versus environmental policy