TABLE OF CONTENTS;
ABBREVIATIONS;
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;
CHAPTER II:THEORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
2.1 MEANING OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
2.2 SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
2.3 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
2.4 THE HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
2.5 CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY -A UNIQUE POLICY PROBLEM GLOBALLY;
CHAPTER III: KYOTO PROTOCOL: EVOLUTION, CONTENT AND ANALYSIS;
3.1 BACKGROUND AND CONTENT OF KYOTO PROTOCOL;
3.2 HISTORY OF KYOTO'S IMPLEMENTATION;
3.3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PROVISIONS OF KYOTO PROTOCOL;
3.4 SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL;
CHAPTER IV: CURRENT STATE OF KYOTO PROTOCOL AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL;
4.1 CURRENT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE;
4.2 CURRENT POSITION OF KYOTO PROTOCOL;
4.3 EFFECT OF KYOTO PROTOCOL;
CHAPTER V: KYOTO'S POSITION IN INDIA;
5.2 POSITION OF KYOTO PROTOCOL;
5.3 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY INITIATIVES;
5.4 POLICY AND SECTORAL INITIATIVES;
CHAPTER VI: POSITION OF USA;
6.1 EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON USA;
6.2 POSITION ON CONVENTION AND KYOTO PROTOCOL;
6.3 THE UNITED STATES' CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY;
6.4 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY INITIATIVES;
CHAPTER VII: FINDINGS OF THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS;
CHAPTER VIII: CONCLUSION;
BIBLIOGRAPHY;
ANNE XU RES;
APPENDIX I;
APPENDIX II;
APPENDIX III