05.02 Combating climate change at the supranational scale- The IPCC and supranational climate policy Flashcards
When was the IPCC formed?
1988
Who created the IPCC?
WMO
How many Assessment Reports have been produced by the IPCC?
Six
What is the name and date of the latest Assessment Report?
AR6 2021/2022
In which city did the last famous conference take place?
Paris, 2015
In which year did the conference in Paris take place?
2015
What were the headline temperature predictions for AR6?
Minimum 1.5°C rise, maximum 4.8°C rise
Was the warming spatially homogeneous?
No, faster warming in the Arctic
What were the headline sea level rise predictions for AR6?
Current sea level rise: 20cm, sea level rise by 2100: 0.5m-1m
What is the role of the IPCC?
To gather and disseminate climate change data, provide a scientific authority on climate change, and convene global summits to set supranational climate targets.
What was the outcome of the Montreal Protocol?
The phasing out of CFCs and the first universally ratified treaty in UN history. The ozone hole is predicted to be completely back to normal by 2040-70.
What is the International Convention for Regulation of Whaling?
A treaty that limits whale hunting and looks after whaling stocks. In 1986, a moratorium was implemented to follow this up. It has been seen as a huge success as many species have seen real improvements in species numbers.
What is the Brundtland Report, and what was its key outcome?
The Brundtland Report was a UN report that highlighted the interdependence of nations in searching for a sustainable future. Its key outcome was to trigger global environmentalism.
What was the key outcome of the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992?
The signing of an environmental treaty addressing climate change called the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which committed signatories to reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with Earth’s climate system.
What is the principle of common but differentiated responsibility in the Kyoto Protocol?
It acknowledges that individual countries have different capabilities in combating climate change, owing to economic development, and therefore puts the obligation to reduce current emissions on developed countries on the basis that they are historically responsible for the current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.