Zwierzęta a zmiany klimatu - aspekty unijne i prawnomiędzynarodowe

Olha Sushyk,Daria Rosokhata

doi:10.17951/ppa.2018.1.41-58

Abstract

The article consists of three parts. Firstly, it introduces the connection between animal and climate change. On the one hand, the impact of agricultural emissions (livestock emissions) on climate change has been introduced. On the other hand, it has been presented that the climate change has a negative impact not only for the humankind, but also for the biodiversity (animals) which have an economic and socio-cultural significance. Th second part provides an analysis of relevant international legal frameworks (UN Climate Change regime) that stipulate specifically in relation to livestock emissions globally and existing legal and policy frameworks in the EU that address livestock emissions, namely the Effort Sharing Decision and the Common Agricultural Policy. Thirdly, the paper focuses on the problem of biodiversity conservation though the signifiant pace of climate change has been regulated by a number of international conventions. EU-wide ecological network is being created in Europe that ensures the preservation of the natural environment of animals and the ways of their migration, regardless of the existing borders of the countries. Climate change is already having adverse effcts on animal and those effects are likely to prove devastating in the future. Nonetheless, the relevant harms to animals have yet to become a serious part of the analysis of climate change policy.

Highlights

The first thought that comes to us when we are talking about the relations between animal and climate change is that elephants, bears, or birds are affected by climate change
It should be concluded that the issue of the impact of climate change on animals today is one of the most important, as evidenced by raising this issue through international conventions such as the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals of 1983, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of 1973, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat of 1971, the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats of 1979
Climate change has a significant impact both on animals and their habitats, which had led to the idea of an ecological network in Europe

Summary

Introduction

The first thought that comes to us when we are talking about the relations between animal and climate change is that elephants, bears, or birds are affected by climate change. We do not even think about the fact that animals can be the cause of climate change and global warming. The livestock sector (ruminants in particular) has the highest GHG emissions intensity and total emissions within agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates potential to reduce emissions is about 30% of baseline emissions and contributes to the identification of low emission pathways by generating knowledge on livestock production systems, their GHG emissions and their mitigation potential. The relevant harms to animals have yet to become a serious part of the analysis of climate change policy. Wagman, Using the Law to Highlight the Link Between Animal Agriculture, Climate Change, and Diet, “Animal Law Committee Newsletter” 2014, https://www.schiffhardin. Tempio, Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock, http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3437e.pdf [access: 23.10.2018]

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