UNFCC Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
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When was it founded

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1992

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2
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what is it for?

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mechanism for developing global environmental policy

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3
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where was it established?

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Earth summit in Rio

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4
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membership

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over 190 states and organisations

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5
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what must parties in the treaty do?

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  • make national inventories of co2 sources and absorbers
  • freeze co2 emissions at 1990 levels from 2000 onwards
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6
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what was expected of developed states?

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to accept higher reductions in their emissions

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7
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is their policy legally binding

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no

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8
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successes

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  • takes into account different levels of industrialisation
  • developed countries reduced their emissions by 13% between 1990-2018
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9
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weaknesses

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  • it is a convention: targets aren’t legally binding
  • Chinas emissions have increased since the convention was signed
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