Climate Change and Built Environment: the Legal Aspects

Abstract

The EU approved the 40% binding greenhouse gas emission reduction target under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, which makes the previous Kyoto Protocol' mechanism and the EU legal rules necessary to change or renew them in some fields. The Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a legal framework for the elements of planning, reporting and control which is indispensable for the Energy Union and Climate Action under the scope of the Paris Agreement's. Nevertheless, the legal instruments for managing climate change are far beyond one act, therefore after some basic information about framework of the legal system, the governance mechanism will be presented, which is based on the system of plans, and reports relevant for the period 2021-2030.