A&O SCI 1 Lecture 18: A&O Lec 18
1 Dec 2016
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The final will take place in franz 1178 on thursday, 12/8, at 11:30am, and last until. The exam is cumulative: it will be based on material from the entire course. The united nations framework convention on climate change international treaty was negotiated at the earth summit in rio de janeiro in 1992. The unfccc outlines how specific international treaties can be negotiated to set binding limits on greenhouse gases. Within the unfccc, the paris agreement was adopted unanimously by the members if the cop on 12 december 2015. The agreement is based on intended nationally determined contributions planned to start in 2020. These contributions would be revised in 2025 and continue through the rest of the century, with revisions every 5 years. The paris agreement does not represent some progress on issues of equity. As in prior agreements, there is a legal obligation for developed countries to provide financial assistance to developing countries to support mitigation.
