The creation, role and significance of the IPCC (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Year & location UNFCCC founded
Year & location UNFCCC founded
1992 Rio Earth Summit
No. of states signed up to UNFCCC
No. of states signed up to UNFCCC
197 states
What are COPs?
What are COPs?
Conferences of the Parties - annual summits to take forward climate change
Year IPCC was established
Year IPCC was established
1988
Can IPCC force governments to act on advice?
Can IPCC force governments to act on advice?
No, cannot force them
Montreal Protocol 1989 significance
Montreal Protocol 1989 significance
First global environmental governance treaty
Rio 1992 key achievement
Rio 1992 key achievement
Founded the UNFCCC
Kyoto 1997 binding targets applied to which states?
Kyoto 1997 binding targets applied to which states?
Developed states only
Kyoto emission reduction target 2008-2012
Kyoto emission reduction target 2008-2012
5% reduction
Copenhagen 2009 temperature limit agreed
Copenhagen 2009 temperature limit agreed
2°C
Copenhagen 2009 main weakness
Copenhagen 2009 main weakness
No legally binding targets or agreement
Paris 2015 key achievement on binding targets
Paris 2015 key achievement on binding targets
Legally binding targets in ALL states
Paris temperature targets
Paris temperature targets
Below 2°C, pursue 1.5°C
Paris financial fund for developing states
Paris financial fund for developing states
$100 billion fund
Year Trump withdrew from Paris Agreement
Year Trump withdrew from Paris Agreement
2017