UN cc negotiations debate and simulation Flashcards
1
Q
when was IPPC established
A
1988
2
Q
when was rio earth summit
A
1992
3
Q
when was Kyoto protocol
A
1997
4
Q
when was COP24 katowice poland
A
2018
5
Q
COP24 Poland
A
raise targets by 2020
contributions to help developing countries adapt
6
Q
tragedy of the commons
A
users of an open access resource will use it more than if they had to pat for it and had exclusive rights, leading to envtl degradation
7
Q
prisoners dilemma
A
if 2 people are arrested and kept isolated
- in own interest to testify
8
Q
copenhagen 2009
A
given developing countries a chance - they need same opportunities we did
not chinas problem so they shouldn’t be the whole solution
need to all cooperate
need a series of none binding commitments
9
Q
2-3 degrees of warming
A
- sea level rise this century of 1m
- long term equilibrium sea level rise of 10-15m
- decrease in staple crops
- severe glacial melting
- 4% increase of those under drought
- 21-52% of plants extinct
- 90% of coral reefs bleached
10
Q
1.5 degrees of warming
A
- sea level rise of 0.26-0.77 by 2100 – preventing 10 million being exposed to risks
- smaller reductions in crop failure
- several hundred million less are exposed to climate related risks and poverty by 2050
