A review on international ecological legislation on energy consumption : greenhouse gas emission management

Vivian W. Y. Tam; Khoa N. Le; Cuong N. N. Tran; I. M. Chethana S. Illankoon

doi:10.1080/15623599.2019.1576259

A review on international ecological legislation on energy consumption : greenhouse gas emission management

Vivian W. Y. Tam, Khoa N. Le, Cuong N. N. Tran, I. M. Chethana S. Illankoon

Western Sydney University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	631-647
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Construction Management
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2019.1576259
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Australia
energy consumption
environmental law
greenhouse gases
sustainable development

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