The social impact of policies to address climate change: A review of the issues.

The author reflects on the social effects of policies that deal with climate change. He states that the policies for climate change are considered challenges by the international community. It is believed that greenhouse gas emissions will continue to deteriorate the state of the environment if no actions will be made for it. There will be permanent effects on the lives of the people like increases in global temperatures, rising sea levels, deterioration of soil quality, and shortage supply of water. Furthermore, economy will also be affected especially in developing countries. Many studies have concentrated on the role of environmental policies to the economy.