¥FCCC objective: ÒStabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate system . . . Within a time frame
sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change to ensure that food
production is not threatened, and to enable economic development to
proceed in a sustainable mannerÓ
¥ÒCommon but differentiated responsibilityÓ
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¥Ò. . . The developed-country Parties should take the lead
in combating climate change and the adverse affects thereofÓ
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¥Parties committed to reporting their current &
projected emissions & supporting climate-related research
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¥All parties undertook general obligation to take
measures to limit emissions and report on these (specific measures not stated)
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¥Only industrialized countries (Annex I countries)
included specific aim of returning emissions to 1990 levels by 2000 (close to objective but
not legally binding)
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