本文除緒論與結論外，共計三章，十三節。第二章主要以經濟全球化作為背景論述德國對抗氣候變遷的緣由。第三章則探討德國政黨對氣候保護的反應與實踐；包含梅克爾政府的國家與國際氣候保護行動，及在野黨綠黨對此議題的政治立場與監督成果。此外，伴隨歐盟區域氣候政策的發展項目，檢視德國參與多邊協商的表現。最後，根據現行政策與措施評估梅克爾對氣候保護的貢獻；同時，有關後議定書對未來氣候政策的展望，將於結論中發表作者個人意見。 According to the Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, Germany has been actively taking part in the multilateral negotiations about climate governance. In order to remedy the harmful effects of climate change and assure the supply of sustainable energy, the Merkel Government pays even more attention on the development of renewable energy, in addition to the mitigation policy and adaptation measures.
However, increasing industrial pollution in the third worlds, the impacts of the global economic crisis, and considerations of cost efficiency are considered the most severe challenges for the Merkel Government to achieve its goal of climate protection. Particularly how to meet its political commitment to reduce more greenhouse gases in the future became one of the main issues between Germany and the EU after the European Commission decided to decrease its emission allowance in the second trading period.
In order to meet its Kyoto target in 2012 and support industrialized and developing countries to foster and facilitate development of renewable energy technology and resources, the Merkel Government declared once again the importance of climate protection in Copenhagen conference 2009 and emphasized that establishing effective regulatory frameworks is necessary. Germany further expected that the U.S. and China should take responsibility on the climate issue, and reconsidered with the other EU members the financial fund for developing countries.
