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As is evident from numerous documents, including official ones, the temperature rise containment targets set in different international meeting and at different levels are not and will not be achieved without a radical change in the near future. The aim of this article is to identify the reasons for this failure, starting with the verification of the thesis that the problem lies in the limited democratic consensus for climate change policies. This thesis, which has weak foundations, is countered by the more solid thesis of the strength of interests and the power -- the extent of which is documented -- of Big Oil, the large fossil energy corporations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This contribution aims to examine EU policies and law on climate change, in order to understand the role the Union plays in the fight against this phenomenon and the relationship between the actions to combat it, the provisions set to protect fundamental rights and the achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda. To this end, the analysis addresses the issue of the existence of an internal and external EU competence in this area, and it focuses on the role of the European institutions in defining climate policy and relevant legislation, in particular with regard to the European Green Deal, as well as with regard to international negotiations in which the EU participated, most recently Cop-26. Finally, in the light of recent ECJ case law, particular attention is paid to the problematic aspects inherent to access to climate justice in the EU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]