Introduction Part of Essay_1st draft

These days, one of the serious problem that world faces is the climate change. Since its impact is significant, responding to climate change at international level is highly required, which means international cooperation is crucial. Through annual meeting, the Conference of Parties (COP), the world leaders have decided to meet 2 degree target, which means to reduce greenhouse gas emission so that the world can prevent the further acceleration of climate change. However, past 20 years, this international meeting was not that effective since the agreement was not legally-binding so that the member nation didn’t have duty to follow the agreement like Kyoto Protocol.

 

During the time when the world didn’t respond toward climate change in not that constructive way, lots of natural disaster caused by climate change occurred. unprecedented heat waves, hurricanes, floods and etc. This incidents clearly showed the needs for actively responding toward climate change.

 

So, since last year’s meeting, which was held in Paris, the paradigm has changed. That’s because the agreement include certain clauses that is legally binding, which is known as INDC. Also expansion of international aid for developing countries to help them successfully respond toward climate change has been suggested and encouraged in the meeting. Therefore, the amount of international aid toward developing countries will increase so that they can successfully respond to climate change with mitigation and adaptation action, which is two-path approach to replying to climate change. In order to provide international aid, international development studies with lots of technology which facilitates people’s lives in developing countries. So that’s the reason why international development studies and energy engineering will become as importance studies.