 | David P. Gushee - 2008 - 335 pages
...Change, which was signed by all of the world's countries. The agreed goal was stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The next step in the process was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which set a cap on GHG emissions from thirty-eight... | |
 | Jeffrey Sachs - 2008 - 386 pages
...humankind. The treaty then sets the basic objective as follows: "to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system." Wisely, the goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations rather than merely to slow their increase.... | |
 | Michael I. Jeffery, Jeremy Firestone, Karen Bubna-Litic - 2008
...instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system." This level should "be achieved within a time frame to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate... | |
 | Martin L. Parry - 2007 - 976 pages
...countries and the European Community. Its ultimate objective is the 'stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system'. It contains commitments for all Parties. Under the Convention, Parties included in Annex I aim to return... | |
 | Albert Legault
...specified in Article 2, the objective of the UNFCCC is to achieve "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system." The UNFCCC does not really spell out the substances that need to be controlled. In paragraph 2 of Article... | |
 | Susan Buckingham, Mike Turner - 2008 - 288 pages
...Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established and agreed to 'stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Also agreed to use the 'precautionary principle'. Ratified in 1993 and annual Conference of the Parties... | |
 | Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee - 2008 - 108 pages
...EMISSIONS CONCENTRATIONS 6. The key objective of climate change policy is "stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."44 7. British Airways and the UK aviation industry through Sustainable Aviation45 fully support... | |
 | United Nations Environment Programme - 2007 - 185 pages
...greenhouse gas Signature date Date of entry into force Link New York 9.5.1992 21.03.1994 http://unfccc.int concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would...prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with climate. Level to be accomplished within sufficient timeframe to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally... | |
 | Bernd Hansjürgens, Ralf Antes - 2008 - 304 pages
...contribute to the ultimate objective of the UNFCCC - the stabilization of the world's GHG emissions at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The CDM also aims at assisting Annex-I-countries (ie those with a binding commitment which are mainly... | |
 | Peter Bartelmus - 2008 - 329 pages
...Change. Its 'ultimate objective' is to 'achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations ... at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system' (http:// unfccc.int/essential_background/convention/background/items/2853.php). Five years later its... | |
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