Should unelected international bodies like the UN have binding authority over national climate policy?

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The debate over international climate authority centers on whether bodies like the UN should enforce binding climate policies on sovereign nations, or whether countries should retain unilateral control over their own environmental regulations. Proponents argue that climate change is a global problem requiring coordinated international action, while critics contend that unelected international bodies lack democratic legitimacy and may impose economically damaging rules on individual nations. Recent UN climate rulings and voting patterns have intensified this tension between global coordination and national sovereignty.