 | International Institute of Refrigeration - 2007 - 424 pages
...composition of the global atmosphere over a given time period. climate change attributed to human activity A change of climate, which is attributed directly...alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability over a comparable time period. Conference of the... | |
 | Martin L. Parry - 2007 - 71 pages
...usage differs from that in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which defines 'climate change' as: 'a change of climate...variability observed over comparable time periods'. See also climate variability. Climate change commitment Due to the thermal inertia of the ocean and... | |
 | Philip J. J. Drost - 2008 - 625 pages
...on 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... | |
 | United Nations Environment Programme - 2007 - 110 pages
...Mechanism, which facilitates and simplifies exchange of information or transactions among multiple Parties. Change of climate, which is attributed directly or...that alters the composition of the global atmosphere 23 and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods (UNFCCC).... | |
 | BACC Author Team - 2008 - 474 pages
...Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as "a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity...alters the composition of the global atmosphere, and that is in addition to natural climate variability over comparable time periods". Obviously, it is... | |
 | World Bank - 2008 - 212 pages
...the better its fertility, water-holding capacity, and resilience. Climate change: Change in climate, attributed directly or indirectly to human activity,...alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is additional to natural climate variability observed over a comparable time period. Coastal areas:... | |
 | John T. Hardy - 2003 - 274 pages
...by The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Thus, "climate change" is a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity...variability, observed over comparable time periods. Human activities generate several different greenhouse gases that contribute to climatic change. To... | |
 | Richard E. Saunier, Richard Albert Meganck - 2013 - 433 pages
...international, regional and national climate issues. (CAN) Climate change — A change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity...variability observed over comparable time periods. (UNFCCC; EES) Climate Change Protocol See 'Kyoto Protocol.' Climate models — Large and complex computer... | |
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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. 
