Sentences with phrase «dangerous human interference with»
We conclude that targets for the long - term stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse - gas concentrations aimed at preventing a dangerous human interference with the climate system should take into account this higher sensitivity of the Earth system.
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an environmental treaty that nations joined in 1992, with the goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The ultimate objective of all agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development.
8:00 p.m. Updated Today saw the official opening in Cancún, Mexico, of talks over a new treaty aimed, theoretically, at avoiding dangerous human interference with the climate system.
If the science pointing to a rising risk of dangerous human interference with climate is settled, the thinking goes, then why aren't people and the world's nations galvanized?
In 2002, the president said: «I reaffirm America's commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention and its central goal, to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate.»
To my mind, the sessions and negotiations, despite the zombie - like quality, do encourage, display and memorialize countries» efforts to live up to their 1992 pledge to avoid dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The ultimate objective of both treaties is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The ultimate objective of all agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development.
Not exact matches
[Andy Revkin — The Article 2 mentioned above is the statement on avoiding «dangerous» human interference with climate in the original climate treaty, which was completed at the Earth Summit in Brazil in 1992.
Figure of 400 ppm calculated using fossil fuel emissions from G. Marland et al., «Global, Regional, and National CO2 Emissions,» in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change (Oak Ridge, TN: Carbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2007), and land use change emissions from R. A. Houghton and J. L. Hackler, «Carbon Flux to the Atmosphere from Land - Use Changes,» in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change (Oak Ridge, TN: Carbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2002), with decay curve cited in J. Hansen et al., «Dangerous Human - Made Interference with Climate: A GISS ModelE Study,» Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol.
It has as an «ultimate objective» the stabilising of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere «at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human - induced) interference with the climate system.»
Given the increased levels of certainty regarding human - induced global warming (from 90 to 95 %), more robust projections on sea - level rise and data on melting of ice sheets, and the «carbon budget» for staying below the 2 °C target, the WGI conclusions together with other AR5 component reports are likely to put more pressure on the UNFCCC parties to deliver by 2015 an ambitious agreement that is capable of preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
The criterion, in the words of Article 2, is «dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system» — a framing that invokes both scientific analysis and human values.
Recognition of this reality and perceptions of what is «politically feasible» may partially account for acceptance of targets for global warming and carbon emissions that are well into the range of «dangerous human - made interference» with climate.
Such documents could demonstrate companies» knowledge, for instance, that the use of their products damages human health and well - being by contributing to «dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.»
2 James Hanson et al., «Dangerous human - made interference with climate: a GISS model study», Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 2287 - 2312, 2007.
1 James Hanson et al., «Dangerous human - made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study», Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 2287 - 2312, 2007.
The phrase was introduced by the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which aims to prevent «dangerous» human interference with the climate system.
The UNFCCC aims to prevent «dangerous» human interference with the climate system.