Lecture 28 Flashcards
When was the first time political leaders got together to talk about climate?
Rio “Earth Summit” 1992
What was formed at the rio summit in 1992
The united nations conference of parties called cop
When was the COP 1 and where
1995 in Berlin
What was decided at cop 1
decided the 1990 commitment was not enough
Where and when was cop 3
1997 in kyoto
What was created at cop 3
The Kyoto protocol
What was the Kyoto protocol?
The first legally binding treaty
What was agreed upon in the Kyoto protocol
That developed countries would deliver a 5.2 % reduction from 1990 levels over the 2008-2012 period
True or false; the Kyoto protocol allowed for different caps for countries and allowed for countries to trade cap room
True
What was special about the Kyoto protocol for developing countries?
They had no limits on emissions
Was China and India considered a developed or developing countries in the Kyoto protocol
developing
What do all international treaties need to go through before it becomes binding
A ratification procedure
How come there was no final agreement in 2000 for Kyoto
because Canada and USA demanded credit for forests
What became clear in 2001
that George W Bush wouldn’t commit to the treaty
What happened in November of 2001
all nations but the USA reached an agreement in Marrakech
What were the first countries to ratify the agreement reached in 2001 and when did Canada ratify?
Early 2002 for European nations
December 2002 for Canada
What were two issues that were noticed between 2008 and 2012
Canada and USA had made little progress
Very rapid growth in India and China
What happened at Cop 15? and what was bad about it
USA created an initiative called the Copenhagen accord had no reference to a legally binding agreement and had no deadline
At the cop 15 what did the harper government declare
they would reduce emissions to 17% below the 2005 levels by 2020
What was the Accord considered by all 193 nations that attended the Copenhagen summit
They merely recognised it
Cop 15 was the first treaty to mention what?
Temperature rise
Did cop 15 have emission transparency?
Yes
Who would be under rigorous rebust and transparent scrutiny under the UNFCCC
Rich countries
