The Kyoto Protocol as the Framework Convention on Climate Change is a milestone in the formation and development of the climate change regime that is aimed at controlling global warming by the international community. But besides that this international agreement also became a factor that created new circumstances and opportunities for international cooperation. These circumstances were created for all the participants of the regime: the states, the non-governmental organizations on behalf of the societies and the business organizations as well as the corporations. The Kyoto Protocol became a catalyst for international cooperation between these international relations’ actors at all stages of its existence: the negotiation process, the ratifi cation of it and its implementation, leading to the establishment of new political, social and especially economic ties.

Poland in the face of new climate-energy policy of the world

Poland is not well prepared for forthcoming changes in global economy mo­del. Polish economy tied to old stock-source model will lose competition ad­vantages in coming decades if government will not react properly. Suitable area for acting is already being shaped – new climate-energy policy which is constructed by world elites during UN Conferences of Parties (COPs). Future changes are mainly: redirecting economy form stock-source model to flow­-source model and final revision of free trade ideology along international relations within trade and goods exchanges. One of the most important issues considered during global talks are: intergenerational justice of growth and pending increase of demographical, ecological and resoruce pressures. Author of article claims that polish government does not have any ideas to cope with problems which are direct consequences of changing global mosaic.