Tam, V W Y; Le, K N; Tran, C N N and Illankoon, I M C S (2021) A review on international ecological legislation on energy consumption: Greenhouse gas emission management. International Journal of Construction Management, 21(6), pp. 631-647. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
One of several reasons that lead to global warming appears to be due to the large contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) contributes about 39% of global GHG emissions. Although OECD already has a legal environmental framework for its members, the regulations is still based on its members self-awareness rather than mandatory. Simultaneously, each country also has its own legal system for the protection and preservation of the environment. Consequently, the unification of the environmental law system for the whole organization is needed to reduce anthropogenic GHG emissions. The paper reviews international legal and regulation system of ten countries in OECD that have the largest amount of GHG emissions till 2014. Finally based on the analysis, the paper provides recommendations for improving environmental mandatory regulations for the organization.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Australia; energy; environmental legislation; greenhouse-gas emissions; sustainable development |
| Index terms: | regulation, greenhouse gas emission, greenhouse gas, legislation, global warming, sustainable development, gas emission, energy consumption, Australia |
| Subjects: | climate science, legal systems, energy systems, health safety and environment, Geography, environmental health, political science |
| Topics: | Governance, Sustainability, Geographical Context, Health and Safety, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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