The aim of this paper is to broadly describe existing international climate change policy and put it in the perspective with the European climate change policy.
The first part of the paper will firstly introduce International Climate Change Policy and its history, afterwards take a closer look on UNFCCC Conference of Parties 25 and its outcome. Secondly this paper will analyse European Climate Change Policy, both existing one and prepared or one just being set in place. In conclusion there will be a discussion on European and International Climate Change Policy and the burning question of the EU’s leadership in this field with assessment of the possible future scenarios for the European climate change leadership.