The Need to Strengthen the Global Response to Climate Change within the UN

The current UN system lacks a principal organ or a specialized agency with the authority to exercise governance over the global response to climate change. This article reviews proposals for two possible solutions to this problem. The academic community proposes strengthening and expanding the powers of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The UN is discussing the prospect of a possible reform of the Trusteeship Council with the aim of transforming it into a body that manages global commons (most vulnerable ecosystems). Furthermore, it is necessary to expand the scope of the activities of the "UN Climate Change" structural unit to involve non-state actors in common efforts. The author considers the voluntary adoption of environmental commitments by international non-governmental organizations of the Olympic and Paralympic movement to be a successful example of such interaction.