| 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... | |
| Farhana Yamin, Joanna Depledge - 2004 - 740 pages
...operation of 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...variability observed over comparable time periods. 10 See chapter 4, and section 2.5 Aldy et al., 2003. for an explanation of the significance of differences... | |
| 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... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2004 - 224 pages
...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... | |
| 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".... | |
| Lena M. Tallaksen, Henny A. J. van Lanen - 2004 - 634 pages
...indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere" and furthermore "is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods". In this textbook we refer to climate variability as a result of natural causes and to climate change... | |
| Richard L. Ottinger, Nicholas Robinson, Victor Tafur - 2005 - 612 pages
...managed ecosystems or on the operation of socio-economic systems or on human health and welfare. 2. "Climate change" means a change of climate which is...variability observed over comparable time periods. 3. "Climate system" means the totality of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and... | |
| United Nations Environment Programme - 2005 - 751 pages
...ecosystems or on the operation of socio-economic systems or on human health and welfare. 2. "CIimate o 3. "CIimate system" means the totality of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and... | |
| Roda Verheyen - 2005 - 419 pages
...789, see note 59. Convention on Climate Change (FCCC).8 Article 1.2 FCCC defines climate change as "a change of climate which is attributed directly...variability observed over comparable time periods". The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the other hand defines it as a variation in... | |
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