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31 Cards in this Set
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adaptation |
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mitigation |
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UNFCCC |
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UNFCCC - framework ratification |
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How does a protocol come into force? |
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general principles of UNFCCC |
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UNFCCC commitments |
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commitments for developed countries |
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Targets of 1992 |
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mitigation techniques of UNFCCC countries |
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Kyoto Protocol (1997) |
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developments since Kyoto |
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carbon market |
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Ice sheets: Greenland |
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Ice sheets: Antarctica |
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Arctic sea ice |
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permafrost (Arctic) |
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earth's sensitivity to GHG |
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when do we see changes in climate? |
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"Medieval warm period is just as warm as today" |
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"CO2 concentration in the air comes mostly from volcanoes" |
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"They predicted global cooling in the 1970s" |
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climate scientists avoid the subject of water vapour |
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cause vs. effect of water vapour |
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"Current global warming is part of a natural cycle" |
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"CO2 concentration doesn't lead, it lags" |
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hazard |
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exposure |
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vulnerability |
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risk |
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resilience |
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