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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… or draft resolution). Anthropogenic emissions Greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from human activities, under the … from soy beans. Their use in place of fossil fuels cuts greenhouse gas emissions because the plants that are their …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… of the word (such as in the context of mineral or oil and gas resources), any polluter in fact exploits the atmosphere … climate change, by limiting its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and protecting and enhancing its greenhouse gas sinks and reservoirs ... taking into account …
The development of international environmental law at the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Conference of the Parties and its validity
… to the operation of the system for trading in emissions of greenhouse gases. The use of the word “rules” suggests that … would not meet its objective of stabilising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at safe levels, the CoP became the primary …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would … emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… must describe: n the State’s national inventory of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and related information; n steps taken … (which includes most of the binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gases) specifies a compliance mechanism, although … change and to meet its obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Protocol’s requirements. …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… to chemical pollutants. Ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases, meanwhile, are of concern on a global … in chemical management goes all the way back to the Bhopal Gas tragedy—one of the worst industrial disasters in history, … increasingly as playing an important role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and bridging the global …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… the destruction of tropical forests and the reduction of greenhouse gases are some of the most pressing global … 121The USA, which generates nearly a third of all global greenhouse gas emissions, has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 43 3.4.1 Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline Project (GASBOL) … applied in a transboundary context. 3.4.1 Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline Project (GASBOL) GASBOL is South America’s … foreign investors and contributing significantly to global greenhouse emissions. Singapore had urged ASEAN to make a …