Problems of legal regulation of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere

Abstract

This article is devoted to the problems of legislative regulation of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The main sources of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere today are the production, transportation, processing and consumption of fossil fuels (86%), the reduction of tropical forests and other biomass combustion (12%), and other sources. With the advent in the world of the industrial revolution in the mid-nineteenth century, there was a progressive increase in anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that led to the disruption of the carbon cycle and growth CO2 concentration. Currently, about 57% of the carbon dioxide produced by mankind is removed from the atmosphere by plants and oceans. Carbon dioxide does not belong to toxic gas, however at inhalation of its raised concentrations in air on influence on the air-breathing live organisms carbon dioxide carry to suffocating gases. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the air today is one of the important factors affecting human life and health. Excess of this substance leads to a decrease in productivity, poor health or even death. In addition, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which is the cause of gradual warming, which is known to have a negative impact on people's lives. Such consequences forced humanity to take measures to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and control the volume of carbon dioxide emissions.