UNFCC Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
When was it founded
A
1992
2
Q
what is it for?
A
mechanism for developing global environmental policy
3
Q
where was it established?
A
Earth summit in Rio
4
Q
membership
A
over 190 states and organisations
5
Q
what must parties in the treaty do?
A
- make national inventories of co2 sources and absorbers
- freeze co2 emissions at 1990 levels from 2000 onwards
6
Q
what was expected of developed states?
A
to accept higher reductions in their emissions
7
Q
is their policy legally binding
A
no
8
Q
successes
A
- takes into account different levels of industrialisation
- developed countries reduced their emissions by 13% between 1990-2018
9
Q
weaknesses
A
- it is a convention: targets aren’t legally binding
- Chinas emissions have increased since the convention was signed
