 | Pavel Kabat, Henk Van Schaik - 2003 - 122 pages
...of global warming (IPCC, 2001). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as a change of climate which...variability observed over comparable time periods. In this report, we adopt the UNFCCC approach and restrict our use of the term climate change to projected... | |
 | Philippe Sands - 2003 - 1252 pages
...atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and their interactions': Art. 1(3); 'climate change' is s must implement their obligation under Article 3(1)...their overall emissions of [Annex A] gases by at least Art. 1(2). 'ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not... | |
 | Joel B. Smith, Saleemul Huq, Richard J. T. Klein - 2003 - 402 pages
...and Kyoto Protocol apply to only anthropogenic climate change as defined in Article 1.2 of the FCCC: "a change of climate which is attributed directly...variability observed over comparable time periods". This definition does not, however, apply to other legal systems. In a national setting, the law will... | |
 | Kim Petrick - 2003 - 276 pages
...the operation of socio-economic systems or on human health and welfare. 2...."Climate change" means a change of climate which is attributed directly or...variability observed over comparable time periods. 3...."Climate system" means the totality of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and... | |
 | P. R. Shukla - 2003 - 526 pages
...Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1992), where climate change refers to a change in climate which is attributed directly or indirectly...variability observed over comparable time periods (IPCC, 2001a). 1.1.3 Drivers of climate change The main drivers of Climate change are natural processes... | |
 | Farhana Yamin, Joanna Depledge - 2004 - 734 pages
...socio-economic systems or on human health and welfare. 9 FCCC Article 1.2 states that 'climate change' means a change of climate which is attributed directly or...variability observed over comparable time periods. 10 See chapter 4. and section 2.5 AIdy et al., 2003, for an explanation of the significance of differences... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2004 - 224 pages
...unrecognized flaw with profound implications for policy. Under the FCCC the terra "climate change" is defined as "a change of climate which is attributed directly...which is in addition to natural climate variability over comparable time periods." This definition stands in stark contrast to the broader definition used... | |
 | 2004 - 32 pages
...evaluate the impacts of releasing {or avoiding the release of) different greenhouse gases. Climate change A change of climate which is attributed directly or...which is in addition to natural climate variability over comparable time periods (Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). Direct... | |
 | V Grover - 2004 - 480 pages
...emissions (GHG) to 1990 levels. UNFCCC defines climate change as "a change of climate which can be attributed directly or indirectly to human activity...variability observed over comparable time periods". Although certain GHGs are naturally occurring, nonetheless concentration of some GHGs has increased... | |
 | Lena M. Tallaksen, Henny A. J. van Lanen - 2004 - 634 pages
...Article 1 of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1992) climate change is "attributed directly or indirectly to human activity...alters the composition of the global atmosphere" and furthermore "is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods".... | |
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Climate change' means a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. 
