| Philippe Sands - 2003 - 1252 pages
...emissions of up to 70 per cent by EC member states;169 the general objective of stabilising levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere...dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system';170 and maximum admissible levels of concentrations in the marine environment.171 A different... | |
| Ian R. Swingland - 2013 - 387 pages
...that the Conference of the Parties may adopt' is to achieve 'stabilization of greenhousegas (GHG)4 concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system5'. This is to be achieved in such a way that enables 'economic development to proceed in a sustainable... | |
| Andrew Blowers, Steve Hinchliffe - 2003 - 318 pages
...Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve ... stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in...a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human related) interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame... | |
| United Nations Environment Programme - 2003 - 172 pages
...signed at the Earth Summit by more than 150 governments. The ultimate objective of the Convention was the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations...atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system." But as a framework treaty, the Convention contained only a non-binding... | |
| William D. Nordhaus, Joseph Boyer - 2003 - 258 pages
...which states, "The ultimate objective of this Convention ... is to achieve . . . stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."3 Although no dangerous level has been established, some scientists believe that a prudent... | |
| Sheldon J. Segal - 2003 - 280 pages
...Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, an outcome of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It calls for "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in...atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system." It can be done through cooperation between countries that can... | |
| Pavel Kabat, Henk Van Schaik - 2003 - 122 pages
...Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including its Kyoto Protocol, is aimed at stabilizing human-induced greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. fold between the 1950s and 1990s. These losses largely reflect... | |
| Barry G. Rabe - 2004 - 244 pages
...2000. This reflected, according to article 2, "the ultimate objective of this Convention," which was the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations...dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."10 For many nations, including the United States, such stabilization would require significant... | |
| 2004 - 275 pages
...Framework Agreement on Climate Change is to support a coordinated effort by countries to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at...would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climatic system|". The Kyoto Protocol, signed within the framework of this Convention, contains... | |
| Farhana Yamin, Joanna Depledge - 2004 - 734 pages
...1 Ultimate objective 1 .1 Nature and scope The Convention establishes an objective for its Parties: the 'stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent 1 See chapter 18 on procedural routes relevant to evolution of commitments. 60 dangerous anthropogenic... | |
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