ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ipcc First Assessment Report, Flexible Mechanisms, Aerojet Rocketdyne
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We should used scientific terms, unequivocal tone. The vocab used by scientists are not strong enough to motivate people to act doomsday. Need for international agreements binding targets, increased use of market- based instruments and flexibility mechanisms. International: no borders of the atmosphere, it is shared. We use mainly market- based instruments to allow every country to fit in. 1990 - ipcc first assessment report ( ar1); followed by ar2(1995), ar3 (2001), ar4 their own interest (2007), ar5 (2014) Unfccc agreed; objective: stabilize emission at 1990 levels by 2000. Stabilize ghg concentration at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system = [co2] of 450 ppm( threshold) 2 c in global average temperature above pre-industrial levels. 1997 - developed countries agree to a binding agreement to reduce ghg by 5. 2 % below 1990 level, by 2008 - 2012. Eu - 8% (burden sharing scheme among membre state) Not ratified; never officially sign on to kyoto.
