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Global Politics

Global governance: human rights and environmental

What the specification requires, the knowledge and concepts behind it, the debates it raises and how to use it in an exam.

Assessed in
Paper 3B, Section A
Specification sections
3
Key terms
12
Linked examples
1

Specification requirements

  • Human rightsSpecification requirement
  • EnvironmentalSpecification requirement
  • How far these institutions address and resolve contemporary issuesSpecification requirement

Source to checkParaphrased from Pearson’s A level Politics specification, Issue 4 (first teaching September 2026, first assessment June 2028). Requirement detail is entered as each topic is developed.

Current affairs

Global governance: human rights and environmental

COP28 agrees to “transition away” from fossil fuels

The outcome is a good test case for debates about global environmental governance. It shows consensus being reached among all parties, but through compromise wording and without binding national obligations.

13 December 2023 · EventApproved

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Sources

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  1. 1A level Politics specification, Issue 4
    Pearson Edexcel · 2026 · Specification    Opened 4 November 2026
  2. 2Edexcel AS and A level Politics specification amendments
    Pearson · 22 June 2026 · Specification    Opened 4 November 2026