POL101Y1 Midterm: PolSci Midterm Review
Document Summary
Climate change: when talking about this topic, talk about the politics of climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions: know the difference between emissions (absolute, per. Ipcc: community of scientists that have advanced knowledge on climate change, significant because they help mold the norm surrounding the action of climate change, first to really initiate climate change action. Critical part of how the conversation got started and play a role in the community that have authoritative knowledge on climate change and the consequences of it. Overtime, however, their significance has gone down because once the conversation got started, it became more of a debate on north- south, etc. and became much more political. The scientific community still exists, but they don"t have that much of an influence in directing climate change negotiations anymore. Unfccc: first major framework for global action on climate change. The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities came out.
