Environmental Law and Climate Change Governance

Abstract

Environmental law provides legal mechanisms for controlling pollution, conserving natural resources, protecting ecosystems and responding to climate change. Climate governance requires coordination among legislatures, administrative agencies, courts, local governments, businesses and international institutions. This paper examines the principal legal principles, scholarly debates, institutional mechanisms, practical implications and emerging challenges associated with the topic. It adopts an analytical and comparative perspective and emphasizes legal certainty, accountability, procedural fairness and effective remedies.