Question

Why should countries be fined if they do not meet international goals on worldwide issues?

Answer 1

Answer:

Worldwide issues impact all the countries in the world, which means they all have a shared responsibility. If a country A is not meeting international goals, countries B, C and D will suffer and have to put extra effort on their side for the goals to be met. This may lead to extra resource input from the countries B, C, D. That is why country A should be fined by countries B, C, D for compensation for their resource input.

For example, according to the Paris Agreement (2016) to tackle climate change, 187 countries (as of 2019), members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), became the parties of the agreement. Each country has set self-imposed goals of decreasing carbon emissions, but some countries like Russia, United States and Saudi Arabia are not meeting these goals.